Cleveland Indians: Bad Loss Wraps up Tribe's Stay in the Bay Area

4 - 25 - 10 at Oakland     L, 11 - 0     8 - 10

     It has been said, and rightly so, that consistency is the hallmark of excellence, which probably explains the Tribe's lack of success this season because they have been anything but consistent.  That unenviable trend continued in the series finale in Oakland as the Indians were hammered by eleven runs.
     The Athletics never had one huge inning, but they instead slowly built up an insurmountable lead that Cleveland never came close to overcoming.  Eric Chavez, Eric Patterson, and Kevin Kouzmanoff each had three runs batted in and the A's coasted to a series victory.
     Gio Gonzalez became the latest starting pitcher to shut down the Indians scuffling offense, and Justin Masterson was roughed up for seven runs in a short outing, giving him the loss.