Cleveland 9, Oakland 2
When: 12:05 PM ET, Thursday, May 9, 2013
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
66°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Nauert, 1B -
Angel Hernandez, 2B -
Doug Eddings, 3B -
John Tumpane
Attendance:
12477
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Indians 9, Athletics 2: Scott Kazmir struck out 10 while Mark Reynolds added his American League-best 11th home run as Cleveland completed a four-game home sweep of Oakland.
One start after notching his first win since September 19, 2010, Kazmir (2-1) posted his first double-digit strikeout effort since August 26, 2009 – the 18th 10-strikeout performance of his career. The two-time All-Star yielded one run on five hits and did not walk a batter over six innings.
Jason Kipnis and Nick Swisher also went deep for the Indians off Bartolo Colon (3-2), who surrendered a season-high six runs on eight hits over a season-low four innings. Josh Donaldson tallied two hits and gave Oakland its only offense off Kazmir with a solo shot in the sixth.
Kipnis put Cleveland on the board with a two-run shot before Colon recorded an out with his second first-inning homer of the series. Cleveland tacked on three more runs in the second as Yan Gomes delivered a RBI double, Drew Stubbs followed with a run-scoring single and Kipnis capped the frame with a sacrifice fly.
Swisher extended the lead to 6-0 in the third by ripping Colon’s first-pitch fastball into the right-field stands. Jason Giambi added an RBI single in the fifth and Reynolds capped the offensive onslaught with a long drive over the center-field fence off a high fastball from reliever Evan Scribner.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cleveland, which won for the 10th time in 11 games, completed its first four-game sweep since July 2010 and its first such sweep of Oakland since April 1999. … The Indians lead the majors with 49 home runs. … Kazmir, who struck out a career-high 13 Athletics as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2007, improved to 10-5 all-time against Oakland – his most victories against one opponent.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
7 |
1 |
10 |
.206 |
18 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Cleveland
|
12 |
3 |
24 |
.333 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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