FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 11 0 Cleveland 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 13 1 Oakland AB R H BI BB SO LO AVG Juan Pierre cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .326 Carlos Guillen ss 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 .294 Hee-Seop Choi dh 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .314 Miguel Cabrera rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .276 Eric Chavez 3b 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .279 Jason Bay lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .249 Victor Martinez c 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .295 Casey Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .294 Brian Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .329 TOTALS: 36 8 11 8 5 3 14 BATTING 2B: Chavez (11, Elarton); Guillen 2 (19, Elarton, Betancourt). 3B: Guillen (2, Elarton). HR: Choi (8, 4th inning off Elarton, 1 on, 2 out). SF: Choi. RBI: Guillen 2 (38); Choi 3 (31); Chavez 2 (38); Cabrera (29). 2-OUT RBI: Guillen; Choi 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Pierre; Martinez 2; Kotchman. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Guillen (4, 2nd base off Elarton/Kendall); Pierre (9, 2nd base off Elarton/Kendall). CS: Pierre (12, 2nd base by Betancourt/Kendall). FIELDING DP: 2 (Guillen Roberts Kotchman; Cabrera Kotchman). Outfield assist: Pierre 3 (Gerut at 2nd base, Gerut at 2nd base, Gerut at home plate); Cabrera (Gonzalez at 1st base). Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO LO AVG Ron Belliard 2b 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .272 Jason Kendall c 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Travis Hafner 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .324 Juan Gonzalez rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .252 Casey Blake lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .232 Coco Crisp cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 Jody Gerut dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .253 Aaron Boone 3b 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .250 Jhonny Peralta ss 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .343 TOTALS: 35 7 13 7 3 7 8 BATTING 2B: Hafner (17, Haren); Peralta (19, Rodriguez). HR: Belliard 2 (9, 3rd inning off Haren, 1 on, 0 out, 7th inning off Street, 1 on, 2 out); Blake (7, 8th inning off League, 1 on, 1 out). RBI: Belliard 4 (37); Hafner (41); Blake 2 (22). 2-OUT RBI: Belliard 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Boone; Crisp; Kendall. GIDP: Blake. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Crisp (10, 2nd base off Haren/Martinez). FIELDING E: Boone (32, ground ball). DP: 1 (Blake Belliard). Outfield assist: Blake (Martinez at 2nd base). Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Danny Haren 6 8 3 3 1 5 1 3.05 Huston Street 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 8.27 Brandon League (W, 1-0) (BS, 1) 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.66 Francisco Rodriguez (S, 11) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.37 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Scott Elarton 4 8 7 7 1 2 1 7.63 Rafael Betancourt (L, 3-1) 4 2/3 3 1 0 3 1 0 3.41 Danny Patterson 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.13 WP: Betancourt. IBB: Choi (by Betancourt). HBP: Cabrera (by Elarton). Pitches-Strikes: Elarton 91-51; Betancourt 64-36; Patterson 8-2; Haren 79-48; Street 16-9; League 16-9; Rodriguez 16-8. Ground balls-Fly balls: Elarton 7-12; Betancourt 5-10; Patterson 1-0; Haren 9-9; Street 2-1; League 2-2; Rodriguez 2-1. Batters faced: Elarton 22; Betancourt 19; Patterson 2; Haren 24; Street 5; League 5; Rodriguez 4. Umpires: HP: Mike Mangano. 1B: Darin Brown. 2B: David Lewis. 3B: Mike Saperstein. T: 3:25. Att: 42,552. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left. High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Player of the Game: Hee-Seop Choi GAME SUMMARY Top of the 1st inning: Oakland batting Juan Pierre singled. Carlos Guillen tripled, Pierre SCORED, Guillen to third. Hee-Seop Choi hit a sacrifice fly, Guillen SCORED. Miguel Cabrera popped out to second. Eric Chavez struck out swinging. 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 2, Cleveland 0 Bottom of the 1st inning: Cleveland batting Ron Belliard flied out to right. Jason Kendall flied out to shortstop. Travis Hafner fouled out to catcher. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 2, Cleveland 0 Top of the 2nd inning: Oakland batting Jason Bay flied out to left. Victor Martinez singled. Casey Kotchman flied out to center. Brian Roberts singled, Martinez to second. Juan Pierre grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop. 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 2, Cleveland 0 Bottom of the 2nd inning: Cleveland batting Juan Gonzalez singled. Casey Blake grounded into double play to shortstop. Coco Crisp singled. Crisp stole second base, Crisp to second. Jody Gerut singled, Crisp to third. Aaron Boone struck out swinging. 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 2, Cleveland 0 Top of the 3rd inning: Oakland batting Carlos Guillen walked. Guillen stole second base, Guillen to second. Hee-Seop Choi struck out swinging. Miguel Cabrera hit by pitch. Eric Chavez doubled, Guillen SCORED, Cabrera SCORED, Chavez to second. Jason Bay popped out to pitcher. Victor Martinez grounded out to pitcher. 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors Oakland 4, Cleveland 0 Bottom of the 3rd inning: Cleveland batting Jhonny Peralta walked. Ron Belliard HOMERED, Peralta SCORED. Jason Kendall singled. Travis Hafner doubled, Kendall SCORED, Hafner to second. Juan Gonzalez grounded out to second, Hafner to third. Casey Blake grounded out to shortstop. Coco Crisp struck out swinging. 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 4, Cleveland 3 Top of the 4th inning: Oakland batting Casey Kotchman grounded out to third. Brian Roberts flied out to center. Juan Pierre singled. Pierre stole second base, Pierre to second. Carlos Guillen doubled, Pierre SCORED, Guillen to second. Hee-Seop Choi HOMERED, Guillen SCORED. Miguel Cabrera flied out to center. 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 3 Bottom of the 4th inning: Cleveland batting Jody Gerut singled, Jody Gerut out at second base. Aaron Boone struck out swinging. Jhonny Peralta struck out swinging. 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 3 Top of the 5th inning: Oakland batting Rafael Betancourt relieved Scott Elarton. Eric Chavez popped out to second. Jason Bay walked. Victor Martinez singled, Bay to second. Wild pitch by Rafael Betancourt, Martinez to second, Bay to third. Casey Kotchman flied out to left. 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 3 Bottom of the 5th inning: Cleveland batting Ron Belliard grounded out to shortstop. Jason Kendall grounded out to first. Travis Hafner struck out swinging. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 3 Top of the 6th inning: Oakland batting Brian Roberts grounded out to shortstop. Juan Pierre grounded out to third. Carlos Guillen flied out to center. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 3 Bottom of the 6th inning: Cleveland batting Juan Gonzalez singled. Casey Blake flied out to right. Coco Crisp flied out to center. 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 3 Top of the 7th inning: Oakland batting Hee-Seop Choi flied out to center. Miguel Cabrera struck out looking. Eric Chavez flied out to left. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 3 Bottom of the 7th inning: Cleveland batting Huston Street relieved Danny Haren. Jody Gerut walked. Aaron Boone struck out swinging. Jhonny Peralta singled, Gerut to third, Jhonny Peralta out at second base. Ron Belliard HOMERED, Gerut SCORED. Jason Kendall popped out to second. 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 5 Top of the 8th inning: Oakland batting Jason Bay grounded out to second. Victor Martinez flied out to right. Casey Kotchman walked. Brian Roberts popped out to pitcher. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 5 Bottom of the 8th inning: Cleveland batting Brandon League relieved Huston Street. Travis Hafner struck out looking. Juan Gonzalez singled. Casey Blake HOMERED, Gonzalez SCORED. Coco Crisp flied out to right. Jody Gerut grounded out to second. 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors Oakland 7, Cleveland 7 Top of the 9th inning: Oakland batting Juan Pierre was safe after Aaron Boone committed a fielding error. Pierre caught stealing second base, Juan Pierre out at second base. Carlos Guillen doubled, Guillen to second. Hee-Seop Choi was walked intentionally. Miguel Cabrera singled, Guillen SCORED, Choi to third. Eric Chavez flied out to left. Danny Patterson relieved Rafael Betancourt. Jason Bay walked, Cabrera to second. Victor Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop. 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error Oakland 8, Cleveland 7 Bottom of the 9th inning: Cleveland batting Francisco Rodriguez relieved Brandon League. Aaron Boone walked. Jhonny Peralta doubled, Peralta to second, Aaron Boone out at home plate. Ron Belliard grounded out to third. Jason Kendall grounded out to first. 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors Oakland 8, Cleveland 7 END