Indians 4, 
Athletics 2
| W: | A. Laffey (2-2) |
| L: | G. Smith (2-3) |
| SV: | M. Kobayashi (2) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .224 |
| E Brown RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| F Thomas DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| J Cust LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .243 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| D Murphy 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .208 |
| a-M Sweeney PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .323 |
| R Bowen C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| b-R Sweeney PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .276 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
| a-struck out swinging for D Murphy in the 9th b-struck out swinging for R Bowen in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING GIDP: J Cust Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cust 1, R Sweeney 2, E Brown 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (3, 2nd base off J Lewis/K Shoppach) CS: R Davis (1, 2nd base by A Laffey/K Shoppach) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Crosby-D Murphy-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Smith (L, 2-3) | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 102-64 | 3.26 |
| J Devine | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-11 | 0.55 |
| S Casilla | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0.93 |
| C Gaudin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-13 | 3.46 |
| H Street | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 3.63 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 149-97 | |
| PITCHING WP: G Smith HBP: G Sizemore (By G Smith) Batters faced: G Smith 24; J Devine 4; S Casilla 1; C Gaudin 4; H Street 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Smith 3-3; J Devine 0-1; S Casilla 0-0; C Gaudin 2-0; H Street 2-1 Game Scores: G Smith 42 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .268 |
| J Peralta SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| B Francisco LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .234 |
| T Hafner DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .236 |
| K Shoppach C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .236 |
| J Carroll 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .175 |
| A Marte 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .115 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Garko (7, G Smith) HR: J Peralta (7, 7th inning off S Casilla 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Garko (18), B Francisco (5), T Hafner (19), J Peralta (14) 2-out RBI: R Garko GIDP: F Gutierrez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Shoppach 3, T Hafner 1, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Peralta (2, 2nd base off G Smith/R Bowen); T Hafner (1, 2nd base off G Smith/R Bowen) CS: A Marte (1, 2nd base by G Smith) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Laffey (1, throw) DP: 1 (J Carroll-J Peralta-R Garko). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Laffey (W, 2-2) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100-60 | 1.35 |
| J Lewis (H, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.82 |
| R Betancourt (H, 3) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-17 | 7.31 |
| M Kobayashi (S, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-6 | 1.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 155-97 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Kobayashi Batters faced: A Laffey 26; J Lewis 4; R Betancourt 4; M Kobayashi 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Laffey 5-9; J Lewis 1-1; R Betancourt 0-1; M Kobayashi 0-0 Game Scores: A Laffey 70 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | CLE | |||
 | 1st | R Garko doubled to right, J Peralta scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | R Bowen safe at first on throwing error by pitcher A Laffey, B Crosby scored, J Hannahan to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | B Francisco singled to left, G Sizemore scored, J Peralta to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | T Hafner singled to center, J Peralta scored, B Francisco to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 7th | J Peralta homered to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 9th | J Cust scored, B Crosby to third, J Hannahan to second on wild pitch by M Kobayashi. | 2 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| OAKLAND'S SANTIAGO CASILLA LEFT THE GAME IN THE SEVENTH INNING DUE TO A STRAIN IN THE ELBOW AREA. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 26,764 (59.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 51 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
MLB Scores
Thursday, May 15th 2008
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | in 11 |
| Washington | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 11 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 |
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 |
| Houston | 8 | Final |
| San Francisco | 7 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Florida | Postponed | |
| Cincinnati |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |