A sweep was was within their grasp, but the Indians simply could not solve Gio Gonzalez.
Gonzalez, the Athletics' All-Star hurler, stifled the Tribe bats for 7 innings while striking out 7 to earn the win. The scoreless start extended Gonzalez's streak of shutout frames against the Indians to 27 2/3. Gonzalez also owns a career record of 5-0 when facing the Tribe.
Fausto Carmona was not nearly as good as his mound opponent on Thursday afternoon. Carmona allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, in 6 ineffective innings. The loss drops Carmona's season mark to 6-13, even though he has pitched well since an early-July trip to the disabled list.
Cliff Pennington (4 hits, 3 RBI) and Coco Crisp (3 hits, 2 RBI) keyed the Oakland attack.
A pair of Cleveland relievers, Nick Hagadone and Corey Kluber, made their major league debuts. The 2 combined to surrender 4 hits and 3 runs in 3 frames of work.
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| Carmona and the Indians could not complete the sweep |
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