MLBLIVE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
04/20/2024
 
MLBLIVE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 880 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (10-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
Cleveland Guardians (11-11) 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 X 11 14 1
Oakland Bats Run into Clevinger Buzzsaw in 11-1 Loss
The Cleveland Guardians called upon starter Mike Clevinger, and he delivered, leading his team to victory over the Oakland Athletics, 11-1. With the win, Cleveland is 11-11.

Clevinger tossed 111 pitches over 7 innings to clinch the win for the Guardians. The right-hander allowed just 5 hits, while racking up 13 strikeouts in the game.

"I just made my pitches," said Clevinger, "and the ball kept missing the bat."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271 1 2
R. Laureano CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237 3 7
   a-D. Santana PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Barrera RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .177 1 5
M. Semien 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .304 5 13
J. Walker 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .222 5 10
J. Tilien DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .246 1 3
S. Murphy C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .148 0 1
R. Puason SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .153 2 4
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .236 1 11
Totals 32 1 7 1 3 16 15      
a - D. Santana pinch hit for R. Laureano in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Walker (5, 9th Inning off D. Mekkes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , M. Semien , J. Walker 4 , J. Tilien , S. Murphy , R. Puason , P. Goldschmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Barrera , R. Puason
GIDP: W. Merrifield , S. Murphy
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Semien-Puason-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .290 2 12
M. Muncy 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .302 7 18
M. Haniger RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .380 8 17
   a-A. Hendrick PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
R. Tellez DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .279 3 10
J. Bauers 1B 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 .350 2 11
O. Mercado LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .305 0 10
A. Bracho 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .267 0 3
T. Grisham CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .145 1 5
R. Perez C 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .232 3 9
Totals 35 11 14 11 5 5 10      
a - A. Hendrick pinch hit for M. Haniger in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Haniger (2, 1st Inning off J. Luzardo, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Mercado 2 (7, 4th Inning off J. Luzardo, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off G. Holmes, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Grisham (1, 6th Inning off J. Luzardo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Perez (1, 8th Inning off R. Bolanos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Haniger (8, 6th Inning off J. Luzardo, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Perez (3, 6th Inning off J. Luzardo, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Muncy (7, 8th Inning off R. Bolanos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Muncy 5 , M. Haniger 7 , R. Tellez 2 , O. Mercado 5 , T. Grisham 3 , R. Perez 7
2-out RBI: O. Mercado , T. Grisham , R. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Tellez , A. Bracho 2
GIDP: O. Mercado
Sac Fly: W. Castro
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Haniger (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Clevinger (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Clevinger-Castro-Bauers, Muncy-Bracho-Bauers)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Luzardo L (1-3) 5.2 9 6 6 3 4 2 104 5.40   
G. Holmes 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 33 5.06   
R. Bolanos 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 29 10.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luzardo 28
Batters Faced: J. Luzardo 27, G. Holmes 8, R. Bolanos 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luzardo 5-6, G. Holmes 0-3, R. Bolanos 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luzardo 104-64, G. Holmes 33-18, R. Bolanos 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bolanos 1-1
WP: J. Luzardo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clevinger W (1-2) 7.0 5 0 0 3 13 0 111 3.41   
D. Mekkes 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 31 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clevinger 77
Batters Faced: M. Clevinger 28, D. Mekkes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clevinger 3-4, D. Mekkes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clevinger 111-72, D. Mekkes 31-22
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Clevinger
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 34808
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