Indians 4, Athletics 3
Ryan Garko's (pictured) 20th home run preceded Jhonny Peralta's 21st. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Cleveland reduced its magic number to two with a win over the A's, led by righty Fausto Carmona, who picked up his 18th win. Ryan Garko and Jhonny Peralta connected for homers on consecutive pitches, and closer Joe Borowski earned his 43rd save.
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Cleveland 4, Oakland 3
Today's Boxes 9/21/07
CHC 13, PIT 8
DET 5, KC 4
MIL 4, ATL 1
NYM 9, FLA 6
PHI 6, WSH 3
TOR 5, NYY 4
BOS 8, TB 1
TEX 3, BAL 2
CWS 6, MIN 4
HOU 6, STL 3
ARI 12, LAD 3
COL 2, SD 1
SEA 6, LAA 0
CIN 9, SF 8
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Standings thru 9/21/07 | Recap: OAK |CLE | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Indians Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286
Barton , 1B4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .326
Cust , RF4 1 1 2 1 3 2 .261
Johnson , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234
Ellis , 2B4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .272
Hannahan , 3B3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .288
Scutaro , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263
Suzuki , C4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .255
DaVanon , CF3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .213
a-Piazza , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Totals 35 3 8 3 4 13 16
BATTING 2B : Barton 2 (6, Carmona, Perez).HR : Cust (25, 7th inning off Perez, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Stewart; Barton 4; Cust 4; Scutaro 2; Suzuki; DaVanon.RBI : Suzuki (37), Cust 2 (80).2-out RBI : Suzuki.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Stewart 2; Hannahan; Ellis.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : (Ellis-Scutaro-Barton).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .272
Cabrera , 2B3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .288
Hafner , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .252
Martinez , C4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302
Garko , 1B4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .293
Peralta , SS3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .272
Lofton , LF4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .299
Gutierrez , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .272
Blake , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265
Totals 31 4 10 4 3 6 13
BATTING 2B : Martinez (40, Blanton), Peralta (27, Blanton).HR : Garko (20, 6th inning off Blanton, 0 on, 0 out), Peralta (21, 6th inning off Blanton, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Sizemore; Cabrera; Hafner; Martinez 2; Garko 4; Peralta 6; Lofton 2; Gutierrez.RBI : Martinez (107), Garko (59), Peralta (72), Cabrera (19).2-out RBI : Martinez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blake 3; Garko; Hafner.S : Blake.SF : Cabrera.GIDP : Martinez.Team LOB : 8.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blanton (L, 14-10)5.2 10 4 4 3 4 2 3.84
Blevins 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Lugo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.48
IBB : Sizemore (by Blanton).Pitches-strikes : Blanton 106-59, Blevins 19-11, Lugo 8-6, Carmona 106-65, Perez 17-11, Lewis 5-4, Betancourt 11-9, Borowski 14-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Blanton 9-4, Blevins 1-3, Lugo 0-1, Carmona 7-4, Perez 0-1, Lewis 0-0, Betancourt 0-1, Borowski 0-1.Batters faced : Blanton 29, Blevins 5, Lugo 2, Carmona 27, Perez 4, Lewis 1, Betancourt 3, Borowski 4.Inherited runners-scored : Blevins 2-0.Umpires : HP: Tony Randazzo. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: James Hoye.Weather : 78 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:48.Att : 36,016.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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