Oakland 3, Cleveland 0
When: 7:05 PM ET, Monday, August 27, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
75°
Umpires:
Home -
Scott Barry, 1B -
Jerry Meals, 2B -
Gary Darling, 3B -
Paul Emmel
Attendance:
13018
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Athletics 3, Indians 0: Brett Anderson dominated Cleveland with seven scoreless innings to lead visiting Oakland to its third straight victory.
Making his second start since returning from Tommy John surgery, Anderson (2-0) retired the first 13 batters and allowed only two hits while striking out five as the Athletics improved to 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Josh Reddick belted his team-leading 26th homer and Chris Carter and Seth Smith each drove in a run for Oakland, which moved into a tie with Baltimore for the two American League wild card spots.
Ryan Cook struck out two batters in the eighth before Grant Balfour fanned the side in the ninth for his 15th save as the Athletics beat the skidding Indians for the fifth straight time and handed them their 11th loss in the last 12 games.
Cleveland starter Roberto Hernandez (0-3) lasted only 2 1/3 innings before exiting with a sprained right ankle. He allowed three runs on four hits.
Rookie Yoenis Cespedes went 2-for-4, including a double that led to Oakland's first run, and is batting .440 (11-for-25) against the Indians.
Michael Brantley and Brett Lillibridge had the hits for Cleveland, which has scored only 11 runs in its last eight games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oakland LHP Dallas Braden, who pitched a perfect game in May 2010, underwent surgery to repair a tear in his rotator cuff. He made only three starts last year before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery. ... Indians SS Asdrubal Cabrera was given the night off. He was mired in a 1-for-19 slump. His batting average has dipped 26 points (from .300 to .274) in his last 56 games. ... The Athletics swapped minor league catchers with the Chicago Cubs on Monday, acquiring Blake Lalli for Anthony Decker.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Oakland |
|
Cleveland |
|
Josh Reddick
| Player |
Brent Lillibridge |
|
2 |
Hits |
1 |
|
1 |
RBI |
0 |
|
1 |
HR |
0 |
|
5 |
TB |
2 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.333 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
7 |
1 |
12 |
.219 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Cleveland
|
2 |
0 |
3 |
.069 |
11 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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