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    Return to the throne
    Indians 6, Athletics 2
    Rafael Betancourt struck out Mark Ellis swinging to finish it off. (Tony Dejak/AP)
     Tribe takes AL Central title
     Blake's two-run double
     Sizemore's RBI triple
     Wedge's postgame interview
     Westbrook's postgame interview
     Sizemore's postgame interview
     Lofton's postgame interview
     Sabathia's postgame interview
     Hafner's postgame comments
    By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
    The Indians laid claim to their seventh division title in 13 seasons and first since 2001, winning behind a strong effort from Jake Westbrook. Grady Sizemore went 4-for-4 and drove in two as the Tribe scored two in the second and four more in the fourth.
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    Series at a glance:
    OAK
    Oakland (75-82)
    Lost 1     		Cleveland 6, Oakland 2   CLE
    Cleveland (92-63)
    Won 1
    September 23, 2007
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Oakland
    		 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0   2 6 0
    Cleveland
    		 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 X   6 10 0
    Standings thru 9/23/07  |  Recap: OAK|CLE  |  Gameday  |  Athletics Stats  |  Indians Stats
    OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Stewart, LF4030011.291
    Barton, 1B4122002.333
    Swisher, CF4000033.265
    Cust, RF3000121.261
    Piazza, DH3000101.281
    Ellis, 2B4000022.273
    Hannahan, 3B3000011.286
    Bowen, C3000020.231
    Murphy, SS3110020.211
    Totals3126221311 

    BATTING
    2B: Stewart (22, Westbrook), Barton (8, Perez).
    HR: Barton (2, 6th inning off Westbrook, 1 on, 2 out).
    TB: Stewart 4; Barton 6; Murphy.
    RBI: Barton 2 (6).
    2-out RBI: Barton 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cust; Swisher 2.
    GIDP: Barton; Ellis.
    Team LOB: 4.

    FIELDING
    DP: 2 (Murphy-Ellis-Barton, Murphy-Barton).
    		 
    ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Sizemore, CF4142100.276
    Cabrera, 2B4011015.284
    Hafner, DH4010012.256
    Martinez, C3000102.300
    Garko, 1B2100212.291
    Peralta, SS4220011.271
    Michaels, LF3111101.276
    Gutierrez, RF2000102.270
    Blake, 3B4112023.267
    Totals3061066618 

    BATTING
    2B: Blake (35, Braden).
    3B: Sizemore (5, Braden).
    TB: Sizemore 6; Cabrera; Hafner; Peralta 2; Michaels; Blake 2.
    RBI: Michaels (38), Sizemore 2 (78), Blake 2 (75), Cabrera (20).
    2-out RBI: Sizemore.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martinez; Cabrera 2; Garko.
    S: Cabrera; Gutierrez.
    GIDP: Cabrera; Martinez.
    Team LOB: 8.

    FIELDING
    DP: 2 (Cabrera-Peralta-Garko, Westbrook-Peralta-Garko).
     
    OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Braden (L, 1-8)3.18662306.88
    Casilla 2.00001304.44
    DiNardo 1.12000004.14
    Brown, A 1.10003004.38
    		 
    ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Westbrook (W, 6-9)7.04222914.32
    Perez 0.22000101.69
    Betancourt (S, 2)1.10000301.41

    WP: Braden.
    IBB: Martinez (by Casilla), Sizemore (by Brown, A).
    Pitches-strikes: Braden 68-46, Casilla 29-16, DiNardo 9-8, Brown, A 21-7, Westbrook 114-69, Perez 16-10, Betancourt 21-15.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Braden 5-2, Casilla 2-1, DiNardo 4-0, Brown, A 2-2, Westbrook 9-3, Perez 0-1, Betancourt 0-1.
    Batters faced: Braden 20, Casilla 7, DiNardo 4, Brown, A 7, Westbrook 25, Perez 4, Betancourt 4.
    Inherited runners-scored: Casilla 1-0, Betancourt 2-0.
    Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Tony Randazzo. 3B: Greg Gibson.
    Weather: 72 degrees, sunny.
    Wind: 8 mph, In from RF.
    T: 2:56.
    Att: 40,250.

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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