Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Match Player Stats On May 30, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 30, 2017

CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauer struck out a career-high 14, the most by an American League pitcher this season, and rookie Bradley Zimmer had a double, a home run and a career-high four RBIs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Tuesday night at Progressive Field.

Bauer (5-4), pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, and a walk. Bauer and three relievers combined for 19 strikeouts.

Oakland starter Sonny Gray (2-2) pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits with three strikeouts and two walks.

Jason Kipnis also homered, and Jose Ramirez had his third consecutive three-hit game for Cleveland. The Indians (27-23) won their third game in a row. The A's (22-29) have lost four straight.

Trailing 7-3, the A's scored an unearned run in the eighth inning off Bryan Shaw when third baseman Ramirez booted a ground ball for an error.

Zimmer's home run was a two-run blast off reliever Frankie Montas in the eighth inning.

Oakland struck first in the second inning. Khris Davis led off with a walk, went to third on a single by Ryon Healy, and scored on a groundout by Matt Joyce.

The A's extended their lead to 3-0 in the fourth inning which began with consecutive singles by Davis and Yonder Alonso, putting runners at first and second with nobody out.

Davis scored on a double to right field by Healy, and a sacrifice fly by Joyce drove home Alonso with Oakland's third run.

Gray held Cleveland scoreless on two hits through the first three innings. But in Gray's second trip through the order, Indians hitters did some damage. Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk.

Michael Brantley struck out, but Carlos Santana reached on a bunt single, moving Lindor to second. Edwin Encarnacion followed with a single to left, scoring Lindor with the Indians' first run.

Ramirez then doubled down the right field line, scoring Santana to cut the A's lead to 3-2. Zimmer followed Ramirez's double with one of his own, also to right field, scoring Encarnacion and Ramirez, giving Cleveland a 4-3 lead.

The Indians continued to flex their muscles in the fifth inning. Kipnis hit Gray's first pitch of the inning over the center field wall for his sixth home run, pushing the Cleveland lead to 5-3.

Lindor walked again, stole second, and scored on a single by Brantley, making it a 6-3 Cleveland lead. Brantley promptly stole second, went to third on a groundout by Santana, and scored on a wild pitch as the lead grew to 7-3.

NOTES: Indians RHP Danny Salazar, recently moved from the rotation to the bullpen, will be available to pitch in relief for the first time Wednesday, if needed. ... Indians 3B Jose Ramirez's .376 batting average at Progressive Field is the highest home batting average in the American League. ... The A's hit 74 home runs in their first 50 games, matching the Athletics' record for most home runs in the first 50 games of the season. The 2000 A's also hit 74 homers in the first 50 games. ... Oakland leadoff hitters are hitting .161, the lowest mark in the majors. ... LHP Sean Manaea, who will start Wednesday for the A's, has a streak of 14 consecutive games with five hits or fewer, with two or more innings pitched. That's the longest such streak by an American League pitcher since at least 1913.