Monday, March 31st, 2014 9:05PM CST
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 2-0 on Monday night. This outcome resulted from Nyjer Morgan's go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning against Oakland's new closer Jim Johnson. The loss was particularly significant for the Athletics as it marked a major league record tenth straight opening defeat for the team.
Date: Monday, March 31st, 2014
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 36,067
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: J Jaso (1, J Masterson)
Sacrifice Hit: C Crisp
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (B Moss 0-2, J Reddick 0-1, J Donaldson 2-2, J Lowrie 0-2, N Punto 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Moss 4; J Reddick 1; N Punto 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Gray 16-26; L Gregerson 3-3; S Doolittle 1-4; J Johnson 3-5; F Abad 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Gray 18-13-19-14; L Gregerson 3-4-1-1; S Doolittle 5-3-4-2; J Johnson 1-2-2-3; F Abad 3-2-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Gray 9-2; L Gregerson 0-1; S Doolittle 0-1; J Johnson 0-1; F Abad 1-0
Game Scores: S Gray 66

Doubles: M Brantley 2 (2, S Gray 2)
Runs Batted In: N Morgan (1), N Swisher (1)
Sacrifice Flies: N Morgan
Sacrifice Hit: N Morgan
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-14 (M Brantley 0-1, D Murphy 0-2, C Santana 0-2, R Raburn 1-2, J Kipnis 0-3, A Cabrera 0-2, N Swisher 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Brantley 1; D Murphy 2; C Santana 1; J Kipnis 1

Wild Pitches: J Masterson; C Allen
Hit By Pitch: Y Gomes (By J Johnson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Masterson 14-25; M Rzepczynski 1-2; C Allen 3-4; J Axford 1-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Masterson 14-8-19-20; M Rzepczynski 0-0-0-2; C Allen 1-5-5-2; J Axford 5-2-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Masterson 9-8; M Rzepczynski 0-1; C Allen 1-0; J Axford 0-1
Game Scores: J Masterson 74
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