Oakland A’s vs. Cleveland Indians

Thursday, June 8th 2006 12:00 PM ET
Jacobs Field

By Jacob Mitchell
http://www.wagerweb.com
Contributing Writer

A’s catcher Jason Kendall hit his first home run in almost two years against Kansas City on Wednesday night in the 7-0 shutout. "Two more and I've got 70," Kendall joked after hitting his 68th career homer.

Blanton on the other hand pitched the complete game allowing only five hits with no errors and no runs in a great night for the A’s pitcher who’s 5-5 so far this season.

The Oakland A’s are now six games under .500 the worst record for them in the season. This week they get to travel to Cleveland to try and improve their record against the Indians that are playing really good; they’ve got the confidence to win at least one game on the road trip.

Lineup
1. Mark Kotsay, CF. 2. Nick Swisher, LF. 3. Eric Chavez, 3rd B. 4. Frank Thomas, DH. 5. Bobby Crosby, SS. 6. Jay Payton, RF. 7. Dan Johnson, 1st B. 8. Jason Kendall, C. 9. Marco Scutaro, 2nd B.

Westbrook pitched seven scoreless innings and Cleveland's bullpen finished up the Indians' third shutout in seven games, a 5-0 victory over the White Sox, who were blanked for the first time this season.

This is a very positive victory for the Indians who are struggling in third place in the AL Central behind Detroit and the White Sox. They’re .500 now and playing better everyday.

Cleveland has a very good lineup and the pitching department is one of the best in the league. They have the depth and the power to match against any team in the Majors. They might have a chance to go to the post season if they continue to play like they did against the White Sox.

They’ll match-up next week against the A’s another team that’s in urgent need of victories. That is why this series will be so exciting and many sports betting fans will want a piece of the action.

Lineup
1. Grady Sizemore, CF. 2. Jason Michaels, LF. 3. Jhonny Peralta, SS. 4. Travis Hafner, DH. 5. Victor Martinez, C. 6. Ben Broussard, 1st B. 7. Casey Blake, RF. 8. Aaron Boone, 3B. 9. Lou Merloni, 2B.