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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 09/11/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS |  
					| GAME ID: 2701 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Oakland Athletics (74-68) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |  
								| Cleveland Guardians (59-84) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Athletics Come Back Late to Top Guardians, 4-1 |  
					| Oakland center fielder Muneo Kawachi contributed to his team's 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Kawachi, who is tied for 7th in the AL in total bases with 266, went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored to lead the offensive attack for the Athletics. Oakland reliever George Rubio picked up the win, upping his record to 4-3. Dennis Beals was saddled with the loss. Cleveland's current losing streak is now 4 games. 
 In the top of the eighth, Kawachi put his team in front with his 23rd home run of the season. The 2-run  home run, which came against Dennis Beals, made it 3-1, Oakland.
 
 Kawachi called the win "a team effort."
 
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					| OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
R. Shrewsbury
 (23, 3rd Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
S. Kasahara
 (11, 8th Inning off D. Beals, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
T. Butterbaugh
 (17, 8th Inning off D. Beals, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
M. Kawachi
 (23, 8th Inning off D. Beals, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
R. Shrewsbury
 2
, 
T. Butterbaugh
 2
, 
M. Kawachi
 6
, 
S. Kasahara
 2
, 
T. Baird
 2-out RBI: 
M. Kawachi
, 
T. Baird
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
T. Butterbaugh
, 
G. Hash
 2
 Sac Bunt: 
Q. Bradford
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
G. Hash
 (29)
 
 FIELDING
 OF assists: 
1 (Kawachi(Burd at 3rd base))
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								| a - R. O'Reilly pinch hit for J. Bell in the 7th b - B. Albertson pinch hit for N. Sharp in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
J. Bell
 (4, 5th Inning off H. Vanderhyden, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
C. Blue
 2
, 
N. Sharp
 2
, 
J. Bell
 4
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
, 
J. Harring
 2
, 
A. Matthews
 Team LOB: 
6
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					| OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
B. Cole
 65
 Batters Faced: 
B. Cole
 23, 
F. Tashima
 4, 
P. Lewis
 1, 
D. Beals
 4, 
D. Rickelman
 4, 
K. Omura
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
B. Cole
 4-9, 
F. Tashima
 1-0, 
P. Lewis
 0-1, 
D. Beals
 0-0, 
D. Rickelman
 0-0, 
K. Omura
 1-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
B. Cole
 80-57, 
F. Tashima
 14-7, 
P. Lewis
 1-1, 
D. Beals
 22-14, 
D. Rickelman
 18-11, 
K. Omura
 14-11
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
F. Tashima
 1-0
, 
D. Rickelman
 2-1
 Balk: 
B. Cole
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Muneo Kawachi Ballpark: 
Progressive Field
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
6:10 PM ET
 Time: 
3:20
 Attendance: 
23849
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