Series #6: @ Oakland 4/23-4/25

Cleveland Indians @ Oakland Athletics
April 23rd - April 25th: 3 Game Series
Friday - 10:05 PM* / Saturday - 4:05 PM / Sunday - 4:05 PM*
*-STO #-ESPN/ESPN2 %-Fox $-MLBNetwork

The SceneCleveland (7-8) - Oakland (10-7)
Standings: 3rd AL Central (2.5 GB)
Streak: Won 1
Oakland: Won 1

The Latest
4/23: The Indians are coming off a big win in Minnesota to avoid a sweep and also get their offense going. They now travel to Oakland to start a six game road swing on the West Coast. The first game will feature two pitchers who didn't throw last season in Jake Westbrook and Justin Duchscherer.

Random Notes: You might be shocked, but Travis Hafner has reached base in all 14 games he's played in. Since August 30th of last year, the Indians have lost 21 of 24 road games, they've only won three games on the road this year, two in Chicago and the finale in Minnesota this week. Cleveland didn't win a game last year in Oakland, getting swept in a four game series, but they did win two out of three in the series at Cleveland. The A's are off to a hot start as AL-West leaders.

Tribe Injuries Hector Ambriz (DL)
Kerry Wood (DL)
Anthony Reyes (60DL)

Game 1
Jake Westbrook Vs Justin Duchscherer
MLB.com PreviewIndians Vs Duchscherer
Duchscherer: 1-3, 2 GS, 3.60 ERA
@ Oakland: 20-9, 13 GS, 2.72 ERA
Sizemore: 2/8, 1 BB, 3 K
Hafner: 3/8, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Peralta: 2/8, 1 RBI, 4 K
Cabrera: 1/5, 1 BB, 1 K
Branyan: 0/1


Athletics Vs Westbrook
Westbrook: 5-5, 12 GS, 3.87 ERA
@ Oakland: 2-3, 5 GS, 2.55 ERA
Chavez: 9/26, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 8 BB, 2 K
Barton: 1/3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Gross: 1/3, 2 K

Recap
CLE 0 | OAK 0
W -
L -

Game 2
Fausto Carmona Vs Brett Anderson
MLB.com PreviewIndians Vs Anderson
Anderson: 1-0, 1 GS, 0.00 ERA
@ Oakland: 1-0, 1 GS, 0.00 ERA
Branyan: 2/5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Choo: 0/2, 1 BB, 2 K
Peralta: 0/3, 1 K
LaPorta: 0/2, 1 K
Marson: 0/2, 1 K


Athletics Vs Carmona
Carmona: 2-3, 6 GS, 6.97 ERA
@ Oakland: 1-1, 3 GS, 5.30 ERA
Suzuki: 2/6, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Barton: 2/5, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Buck: 2/4, 3 BB
Gross: 3/5, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Chavez: 1/5

RecapCLE 0 | OAK 0
W -
L -


Game 3Justin Masterson Vs Gio Gonzalez
MLB.com Preview

Indians Vs Gonzalez
Gonzalez: 1-0, 2 GS, 2.79 ERA
@ Oakland: 3-7, 13 GS, 7.03 ERA
Branyan: 1/5, 1 BB, 1 K
Cabrera: 1/4, 1 BB
Choo: 2/5, 3 K
Peralta: 1/4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Sizemore: 1/3, 1 RBI, 1 K


Athletics Vs Masterson
Masterson: 0-1, 1 GS, 3.75 ERA
@ Oakland: 0-1, 1 GS, 5.64 ERA
Gross: 4/7, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K
Davis: 1/4, 2 K
Suzuki: 1/5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 K
Sweeney: 0/3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Barton: 0/2

Recap
CLE 0 | OAK 0
W -
L -

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