BATTING - 2B: Spencer (2,off Blyleven).
3B: Heath (1,off Brennan).
HR: Gross (1,6th inning off Brennan 0 on 0 out).
SF: Heath (1,off Blyleven); Murphy (2,off Brennan).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - SB: Sexton (5,2nd base off Brennan/Hassey); Murphy (5,2nd base off Whitson/Fischlin);
Henderson 2 (24,2nd base off Whitson/Fischlin,3rd base off Whitson/Fischlin).
Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Cleveland Indians
1. Henderson lf Dilone lf
2. Murphy cf Harrah 3b
3. Meyer dh Hargrove 1b
4. Gross 3b Thornton dh
5. Spencer 1b McBride rf
6. Burroughs rf Hassey c
7. Heath c Manning cf
8. McKay 2b Perconte 2b
9. Stanley ss Dybzinski ss
Jones p Blyleven p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
flied out to center; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross singled to right; Spencer doubled to right
[Gross to third]; Burroughs walked; Heath hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Gross scored, Spencer to third]; McKay singled to third
[Spencer scored, Burroughs to second]; Stanley walked [Burroughs
to third, McKay to second]; Henderson walked [Burroughs scored,
McKay to third, Stanley to second]; BRENNAN REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to left [McKay scored,
Stanley to third]; Meyer flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 0.
INDIANS 2ND: Thornton walked; McBride singled to center
[Thornton to second]; Hassey flied out to left; Manning singled
to center [Thornton out at home (center to catcher), McBride to
third]; Manning stole second; Perconte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross flied out to right; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Indians 0.
INDIANS 3RD: Dybzinski popped to first in foul territory; Dilone
singled to right; Harrah tripled to right [Dilone scored];
Hargrove singled to right [Harrah scored]; Thornton struck out;
McBride flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4,
Indians 2.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Heath made an out to shortstop; McKay flied out
to right; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
4, Indians 2.
INDIANS 4TH: Hassey grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
struck out; Perconte walked; Dybzinski forced Perconte (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy
made an out to first; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 2.
INDIANS 5TH: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Harrah made
an out to third; Hargrove doubled to center; Thornton flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross homered to right; Spencer flied out to
left; Burroughs singled to third; SEXTON RAN FOR BURROUGHS;
Sexton stole second; Heath tripled to left [Sexton scored];
McKay singled to center [Heath scored]; WHITSON REPLACED BRENNAN
(PITCHING); Stanley struck out; Henderson forced McKay
(shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7,
Indians 2.
INDIANS 6TH: RUDI REPLACED SEXTON (PLAYING RF); UNDERWOOD
REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); McBride grounded out (second to
first); BANDO BATTED FOR HASSEY; Bando flied out to right;
Manning singled to left; BANNISTER BATTED FOR PERCONTE;
Bannister grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Indians 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: HAYES REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); FISCHLIN
REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING C ); BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Meyer flied out to
center; Gross walked; Spencer made an out to third; Rudi made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Indians 2.
INDIANS 7TH: Dybzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone
singled to right; Harrah forced Dilone (shortstop to second);
Hargrove walked [Harrah to second]; Thornton forced Hargrove
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Indians 2.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Heath struck out; McKay flied to left in foul
territory; Stanley made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Indians 2.
INDIANS 8TH: Hayes struck out; Fischlin flied out to center;
Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Indians 2.
ATHLETICS 9TH: Henderson singled to right; Henderson stole
second; Henderson stole third; Murphy popped to third in foul
territory; Meyer popped to first in foul territory; Gross
singled to left [Henderson scored]; Spencer flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Indians 2.
INDIANS 9TH: Bannister flied out to center; Dybzinski singled to
left; Dilone made an out to third; Harrah flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Indians 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 8 9 0 6
Indians 2 9 0 9
