MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/17/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2201 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (83-41) 0 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 10 14 0
Oakland Athletics (60-65) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
Oakland Decked by Devers, Indians
Rafael Devers knocked in 4 runs to help Cleveland beat Oakland, 10-3. Devers produced 1 single and 2 home runs. Vince Velasquez recorded the save, making him 2 for 2. The Indians have now won 5 straight.

Josh Donaldson, the 2018 Most Valuable Player Award winner , had a direct impact on the outcome. Donaldson contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth inning to put Cleveland up, 4-3.

"We'll try to build on that win," Donaldson told the Cleveland Herald.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .247 27 72
M. Semien SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .276 33 81
C. Yelich RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .268 33 84
R. Devers DH 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .382 9 31
J. Donaldson 3B 2 2 1 1 2 0 4 .266 6 21
M. Carpenter 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .248 18 43
K. Pillar CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .264 8 43
M. Ozuna LF 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .275 0 13
S. Vogt C 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .308 3 14
Totals 35 10 14 10 7 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Donaldson (8, 4th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Yelich (19, 8th Inning off D. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Ozuna 2 (9, 2nd Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Vogt (4, 7th Inning off D. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Semien (2, 6th Inning off W. Font, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Devers 2 (9, 2nd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Williams, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Donaldson 2 , R. Devers 9 , J. Ramirez , K. Pillar , M. Semien 4 , C. Yelich 2 , M. Ozuna 4 , M. Carpenter , S. Vogt 3
2-out RBI: K. Pillar , M. Ozuna 2 , M. Carpenter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , M. Semien , M. Ozuna , M. Carpenter , S. Vogt
GIDP: J. Donaldson , K. Pillar , M. Carpenter
Sac Bunt: M. Semien
Sac Fly: J. Donaldson
Hit by Pitch: J. Ramirez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (46)
CS: M. Semien (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Diaz 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .258 6 36
S. Gennett 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .263 9 42
L. Voit 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .231 21 64
K. Suzuki C 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .271 14 52
A. Santander RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 3 9
A. Dickerson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 7 34
J. Smoak DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .321 1 6
E. Sosa SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 1 3
M. Harrison CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .226 5 13
Totals 30 3 3 3 4 12 7      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Santander (4, 6th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Suzuki (14, 1st Inning off M. Scherzer, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Santander 2 , S. Gennett , K. Suzuki 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Voit , J. Smoak
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Gennett-Sosa-Voit, Gennett-Sosa-Voit, Sosa-Gennett-Voit)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer W (14-11) 5.1 3 3 3 4 7 1 90 55 2.49   
V. Velasquez SV (2) 3.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 50 34 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 53
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 23, V. Velasquez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 6-3, V. Velasquez 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 90-55, V. Velasquez 50-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Velasquez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Eflin L (3-9) 4.1 7 6 6 3 1 1 91 51 5.84   
W. Font 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 33 20 5.07   
D. Williams 1.2 3 1 1 3 3 1 45 25 4.38   
M. Feliz 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 14 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 23
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 22, W. Font 8, D. Williams 10, M. Feliz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 4-6, W. Font 1-2, D. Williams 1-0, M. Feliz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 91-51, W. Font 33-20, D. Williams 45-25, M. Feliz 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Font 3-3 , D. Williams 2-2 , M. Feliz 2-0
Hit Batsmen: Z. Eflin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Devers
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM PT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 16763
Special Notes: SP Max Scherzer was injured while pitching.
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