MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
10/13/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2445 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 X 8 10 2
Critical Game 5 Goes to Host Indians, 8-6
Cleveland first baseman Jason Giambi was the key at Progressive Field, as he powered the Indians to victory in a critical Game 5 of the Round 1. The Indians took the 8-6 win over the Oakland Athletics to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Larry Doby aided the Cleveland cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the center fielder drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances.

"We lost," Oakland manager said later. "We'll deal with it. The series isn't over."

The next game is set to be played for Wednesday, October 15th , 2014 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 0 3
N. Lajoie 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 2
A. Simmons RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .333 1 2
J. Canseco DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 2 6
M. Cochrane C 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 .400 1 3
J. Foxx 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .278 0 2
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .214 1 1
E. Joost SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .357 0 4
   a-H. Baker PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Murphy CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .176 0 2
Totals 38 6 11 6 2 11 15      
a - H. Baker pinch hit for E. Joost in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cochrane (1, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Joost (1, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Simmons (4, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Canseco (1, 8th Inning off R. Betancourt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Cochrane (1, 8th Inning off R. Betancourt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , A. Simmons 3 , J. Canseco 2 , M. Cochrane 6 , J. Foxx 2 , E. Joost 3 , D. Murphy
2-out RBI: E. Joost , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , J. Canseco 2 , M. Cochrane , E. Chavez , H. Baker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (3) , M. Cochrane (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lajoie-Baker-Foxx)
OF assists: 1 (Simmons(Colavito at 3rd base))
PB: M. Cochrane
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Giambi 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .200 2 5
L. Boudreau SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .053 0 1
J. Ramirez DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .368 1 3
L. Doby CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .278 0 2
M. Ramirez LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .263 3 5
   a-A. Belle LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
V. Martinez C 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .316 0 0
R. Colavito RF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .267 0 2
B. Avila 2B 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .357 0 2
K. Keltner 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .286 0 1
Totals 31 8 10 8 6 9 14      
a - A. Belle substituted for M. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Martinez (1, 6th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Colavito (2, 7th Inning off V. Blue, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Avila (1, 6th Inning off V. Blue, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Giambi (2, 3rd Inning off L. Grove, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ramirez (3, 7th Inning off V. Blue, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Giambi 5 , L. Boudreau , M. Ramirez 4 , V. Martinez 3 , R. Colavito 2 , B. Avila 4 , K. Keltner
2-out RBI: J. Giambi , J. Ramirez , L. Doby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , M. Ramirez
GIDP: J. Giambi
Sac Bunt: B. Avila
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Giambi , B. Avila
OF assists: 1 (Colavito(Murphy at 2nd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove L (1-1) 5.0 3 5 3 6 6 1 114 2.92   
V. Blue 2.0 6 3 3 0 3 1 41 13.50   
A. Bailey 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 45
Batters Faced: L. Grove 24, V. Blue 11, A. Bailey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 5-4, V. Blue 1-1, A. Bailey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 114-65, V. Blue 41-27, A. Bailey 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 1-1
WP: L. Grove
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kluber W (1-1) 7.0 6 4 2 2 8 0 111 5.68   
R. Betancourt 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 26 9.00   
A. Joss SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 59
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 29, R. Betancourt 6, A. Joss 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 7-5, R. Betancourt 2-0, A. Joss 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 111-74, R. Betancourt 26-16, A. Joss 17-11
WP: R. Betancourt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Giambi
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 48951
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