Indians 6, Athletics 2
Rafael Betancourt struck out Mark Ellis swinging to finish it off. (Tony Dejak/AP)
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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Cleveland 6, Oakland 2
Today's Boxes 9/23/07
WSH 5, PHI 3
DET 7, KC 2
ATL 7, MIL 4
NYM 7, FLA 6
NYY 7, TOR 5
TB 5, BOS 4
MIN 7, CWS 1
CHC 8, PIT 0
TEX 3, BAL 0
LAA 7, SEA 4
SF 5, CIN 4
COL 7, SD 3
LAD 7, ARI 1
STL 4, HOU 3
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Standings thru 9/23/07 | Recap: OAK |CLE | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Indians Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .291
Barton , 1B4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .333
Swisher , CF4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .265
Cust , RF3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .261
Piazza , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281
Ellis , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273
Hannahan , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Bowen , C3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231
Murphy , SS3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .211
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 13 11
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).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF4 1 4 2 1 0 0 .276
Cabrera , 2B4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .284
Hafner , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256
Martinez , C3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .300
Garko , 1B2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .291
Peralta , SS4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .271
Michaels , LF3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .276
Gutierrez , RF2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .270
Blake , 3B4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .267
Totals 30 6 10 6 6 6 18
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).
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
