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A's roll behind Zito, Chavez
Athletics 13, Indians 4
Eric Chavez hit two home runs and knocked in four Monday. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
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By Tony Kuttner / Special to MLB.com
Oakland bats did the heavy lifting, and Barry Zito coasted to his sixth straight win and the Athletics' seventh. Eric Chavez led the charge with two home runs. Every starter besides Jay Payton had at least one hit.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: July 25, 2005
BOS 3
TB 4
F/10
TEX 4
BAL 2
F
ARI 2
MIL 4
F
PHI 1
HOU 7
F
SF 2
CHC 3
F
CWS 14
KC 6
F
NYM 3
COL 5
F
CLE 4
OAK 13
F
DET 3
SEA 5
F
CIN 0
LAD 4
F
CLE
Cleveland (51-49)
Lost 1 		Oakland 13, Cleveland 4   OAK
Oakland (54-45)
Won 7
July 25, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Cleveland
 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1   4 6 1
Oakland
 0 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 X   13 14 0
Standings through 7/25/05  |  Gameday  |  Indians Stats  |  Athletics Stats
ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF5012032.278
Crisp, LF3000112.292
Peralta, SS3111010.302
Phillips, B, SS1000001.000
Martinez, C4010001.253
Hernandez, 1B3100011.252
Belliard, 2B4130000.288
Blake, RF2000102.223
a-Bard, PH0001000.183
Boone, 3B2100102.223
Dubois, DH3000133.228
Totals304644914 

a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Blake in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Martinez (16, Zito), Belliard (18, Yabu).
HR: Peralta (14, 6th inning off Zito, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Sizemore; Peralta 4; Martinez 2; Belliard 4.
RBI: Sizemore 2 (45), Peralta (42), Bard (9).
2-out RBI: Sizemore 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crisp; Sizemore.
SF: Bard.
GIDP: Blake.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Boone (2, 2nd base by Zito/Kendall).

FIELDING
E: Phillips, B (1, throw).
DP: (Belliard-Phillips, B-Hernandez).
 
OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Kendall, C5112103.275
Ellis, 2B5122003.301
Crosby, SS3210201.312
Chavez, 3B3334100.272
Ginter, 3B1000011.168
Kielty, LF3111200.282
Payton, CF4100117.266
Hatteberg, 1B5222013.284
Swisher, RF5110022.245
Johnson, DH3132200.301
Totals371314139520 

BATTING
2B: Kielty (17, Sabathia), Ellis (12, Betancourt).
HR: Chavez 2 (17, 2nd inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 0 out; 4th inning off Betancourt, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Kendall; Ellis 3; Crosby; Chavez 9; Kielty 2; Hatteberg 2; Swisher; Johnson 3.
RBI: Chavez 4 (60), Johnson 2 (24), Kendall 2 (30), Kielty (43), Hatteberg 2 (41), Ellis 2 (23).
2-out RBI: Johnson; Kendall.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ellis; Hatteberg 2; Payton.
GIDP: Kendall.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Kendall-Ellis, Crosby-Ellis-Hatteberg).
 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Sabathia (L, 6-8)2.18882015.24
Betancourt 2.04552213.20
Cabrera 2.12004201.93
Sauerbeck 0.10000003.08
Riske 1.00001102.44
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Zito (W, 9-8)6.05333613.59
Yabu (S, 1)3.01111304.01

WP: Cabrera.
HBP: Hernandez (by Yabu), Boone (by Yabu).
Pitches-strikes: Sabathia 70-43, Betancourt 41-23, Cabrera 51-31, Sauerbeck 4-2, Riske 16-8, Zito 101-62, Yabu 36-25.
Ground outs-fly outs: Sabathia 2-5, Betancourt 2-2, Cabrera 3-2, Sauerbeck 0-1, Riske 2-0, Zito 3-8, Yabu 2-4.
Batters faced: Sabathia 17, Betancourt 12, Cabrera 12, Sauerbeck 1, Riske 4, Zito 24, Yabu 13.
Inherited runners-scored: Betancourt 2-2, Cabrera 1-1, Sauerbeck 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Randy Marsh.
Weather: 67 degrees, clear.
Wind: 16 mph, L to R.
T: 2:49.
Att: 19,242.

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