TODAY'S WRAPS: June 26, 2007
A's slide hits five By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Mark Ellis had four hits and three RBIs, including a home run in the fifth inning and a tie-breaking RBI double in the seventh, but the A's went on to fall to the Indians. Dan Haren allowed three runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. Shannon Stewart had three hits, but Oakland lost its fifth straight.
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Indians 8, Athletics 5
Kelly Shoppach reacts after hitting the game-winning home run on Tuesday night. (Tony Dejak/AP)
Indians roar past A's By David Briggs / MLB.com
After Travis Hafner tied the game with a two-run double in the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Kelly Shoppach crushed a three-run walk-off home run, lifting the Indians over the A's. Cliff Lee gave up three runs on six hits in six innings. Grady Sizemore had two hits, including his 13th home run.
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Oakland
(39-37)
Lost 5
Cleveland 8, Oakland 5
Today's Boxes 6/26/07
PHI 11, CIN 4
BAL 3, NYY 2
PIT 3, FLA 2
TEX 9, DET 6
CWS 6, TB 1
STL 5, NYM 3
ATL 6, WSH 2
CHC 8, COL 5
MIL 11, HOU 5
MIN 2, TOR 1
LAD 6, ARI 5
SEA 8, BOS 7
KC 12, LAA 4
SD 3, SF 2
Cleveland
(45-31)
Won 2
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Standings thru 6/26/07  | Gameday  | Athletics Stats  | Indians Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .283
Ellis , 2B5 1 4 3 0 1 2 .276
Swisher , RF2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .281
Chavez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .236
Cust , DH4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .269
Crosby , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
Johnson , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249
Kotsay , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Kendall , C3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .215
Totals 35 5 10 5 3 6 14
BATTING 2B : Kendall (8, Lee), Ellis (14, Mastny).HR : Cust (12, 2nd inning off Lee, 0 on, 0 out), Ellis (8, 5th inning off Lee, 1 on, 1 out), Stewart (5, 9th inning off Betancourt, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Stewart 6; Ellis 8; Cust 4; Johnson; Kendall 2.RBI : Cust (29), Ellis 3 (40), Stewart (22).2-out RBI : Stewart.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cust 2.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING CS : Ellis (2, 3rd base by Perez/Martinez). FIELDING DP : (Chavez-Johnson).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 3 2 1 2 0 1 .282
Blake , 3B-1B5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .273
Martinez , C3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .313
2-Francisco , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hafner , DH4 1 1 3 1 0 4 .259
Peralta , SS4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .281
Garko , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292
1-Rouse , PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122
a-Shoppach , PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .382
Nixon , RF4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .239
Michaels , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .298
Barfield , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267
Totals 36 8 11 8 6 6 17
a-Homered for Rouse in the 9th. 1-Ran for Garko in the 8th. 2-Ran for Martinez in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Sizemore (14, Haren), Martinez (16, Haren), Hafner (9, Embree).HR : Sizemore (13, 3rd inning off Haren, 0 on, 0 out), Shoppach (4, 9th inning off Embree, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Sizemore 6; Blake; Martinez 2; Hafner 2; Peralta; Garko; Shoppach 4; Michaels; Barfield 2.RBI : Peralta (44), Sizemore (35), Hafner 3 (50), Shoppach 3 (16).2-out RBI : Peralta; Hafner 2; Shoppach 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Garko 2; Hafner 2.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING Outfield assists : Michaels (Ellis at 2nd base).DP : (Martinez-Blake).
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Haren 6.2 8 3 3 3 4 1 1.91
Casilla (H, 2)1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.66
Embree (BS, 2)(L, 1-1)0.2 2 5 5 3 0 1 4.25
WP : Haren.IBB : Peralta (by Embree), Swisher (by Mastny).Pitches-strikes : Haren 105-66, Casilla 30-21, Embree 24-11, Lee 95-63, Mastny 15-8, Perez 21-13, Betancourt 11-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Haren 9-7, Casilla 0-2, Embree 0-2, Lee 4-11, Mastny 0-1, Perez 1-1, Betancourt 0-1.Batters faced : Haren 30, Casilla 5, Embree 7, Lee 26, Mastny 4, Perez 5, Betancourt 3.Inherited runners-scored : Casilla 3-0, Perez 2-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Mike Everitt.Weather : 89 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 2 mph, L to R.T : 3:15.Att : 18,494.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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