MLB PRO
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
03/29/2024
 
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 595 - FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (1-1) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 13 0
Oakland Athletics (1-1) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Guardians Score Late, Upend Athletics, 5-3
Guardians catcher Chris Betts put his stamp on his team's 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. Betts went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 for Cleveland in the contest. Cleveland pitcher Cameron Jones got the win, upping his record to 1-0. Víctor Mejía got the loss. The save went to Mark McCain, his 1st this season.

Cleveland needed the clutch hitting of Alek Thomas to notch the win. The center fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Guardians on top, 5-3. For the game, Thomas had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"It feels good to get this one," Betts told the Cleveland Citizen.

The win gives Cleveland a record of 1-1.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORES OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Musgrave LF, RF 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .429 0 1
A. Thomas CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .444 1 2
E. Waxman 1B 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 .250 0 1
J. Justice RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .286 0 1
   c-J. Eierman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Chisholm SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .250 0 1
M. Jenkins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .167 0 1
C. Betts C 4 2 3 1 0 0 3 .556 2 5
N. Gonzales 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
   b-N. Williams PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
J. Ayala DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
   a-T. Joseph DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 5 1 11 19      
a - T. Joseph inserted as DH in the 7th
b - N. Williams pinch hit for N. Gonzales in the 9th
c - J. Eierman substituted for J. Justice in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Betts (2, 3rd Inning off J. Wallace, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Thomas (1, 9th Inning off V. Mejía, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Musgrave 3 , A. Thomas 5 , E. Waxman 2 , J. Chisholm 2 , C. Betts 6 , J. Ayala
2-out RBI: A. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jenkins , C. Betts
GIDP: A. Thomas , T. Joseph
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Faustini CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .250 0 2
W. Franco 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
R. Walker DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .375 0 3
B. Gill 1B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .286 1 4
C. López SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 1
C. Seager 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 1
G. Mitchell LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .250 1 3
J. Monken Jr. C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 0 1
R. Bannatyne RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 12 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Walker (2, 6th Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Mitchell (1, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Walker 3 , C. Seager , G. Mitchell 4 , J. Monken Jr. , R. Bannatyne
2-out RBI: G. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Faustini , C. López , C. Seager
Sac Fly: B. Gill
Hit by Pitch: B. Gill
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Walker 2 (2) , B. Gill (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Franco-López-Gill, Luzardo-Franco-Gill)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORES OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Rodriguez 5.0 5 3 3 1 6 1 74 49 5.40
R. Pint 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 9 0.00
D. Lane 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 9 0.00
C. Jones W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 8 0.00
M. McCain SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 50
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 21, R. Pint 3, D. Lane 4, C. Jones 4, M. McCain 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 5-4, R. Pint 0-2, D. Lane 0-1, C. Jones 0-1, M. McCain 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 74-49, R. Pint 11-9, D. Lane 11-9, C. Jones 13-8, M. McCain 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pint 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Wallace 5.1 7 2 2 0 5 1 85 53 3.38
T. Zachary H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4 0.00
J. Luzardo H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 0.00
K. Cook BS (1) 0.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 25 13 13.50
D. Cromwell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0.00
V. Mejía L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 17 14 18.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wallace 51
Batters Faced: J. Wallace 22, T. Zachary 2, J. Luzardo 3, K. Cook 6, D. Cromwell 1, V. Mejía 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wallace 6-4, T. Zachary 0-1, J. Luzardo 1-0, K. Cook 0-0, D. Cromwell 1-0, V. Mejía 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wallace 85-53, T. Zachary 9-4, J. Luzardo 16-10, K. Cook 25-13, D. Cromwell 5-2, V. Mejía 17-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Zachary 1-0 , D. Cromwell 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Betts
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (41 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 27289
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