Cleveland Indians defeat Oakland Athletics 4-3 – MLB Recap
Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-3 in the third game of their four-match regular series encounter on Thursday, May 8 at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
"Everybody else said it was a home run, including their announcers when I came in here later, I don't get it. I don't know what the explanation would be when everybody else in the ballpark knew it was a home run, Clearly, it hit the railing. I'm at a loss.
I'm at a complete loss," a miffed Bob Melvin said.
Indians played wonderfully from start of the game and showed great offensive plays. It was Indians’ third straight win after winning the first one 7-3 on Monday, May 6.
The series is already decided in the favour of Indians way but still one game to go that will choose the clear series sweeper.
"Our whole team thought it was the wrong call, The replays showed it hit the railing. With six eyes on it (three umpires), you would have thought they'd make the right call," Adam Rosales said.
In Thursday’s game, the Indians were fully in control and showed some true attacking performance. Justin Masterson started the game for the Indians. He pitched seven innings and allowed three runs and four hits on 3.67 ERA. He struck out seven and proved
one of the winning factors for the Indians.
Later Indians relief pitchers Joe Smith and Chris Perez also tossed wonderfully and allowed no runs against the Athletics.
Indians batting lineup also played really well and scored runs on consistent bases. Especially Carlos Santana did a good job on the plate as he batted four times and scored one run on one hit. He also ran for an RBI and remained consistent on his slugging
percentage.
Athletics’ on the other hand, did not play well as a team and lost bitterly in the end. Their upfront batting and pitching lineup played poorly and lost the game with harsh disgrace.
Starter A.J. Griffin started the game for Athletics and allowed four runs and six hits. He tossed 6.2 innings while his ERA rose to 3.83.
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