Sports News

MLB: Cleveland 5, Oakland 2

(Boxscore)
Published: July 4, 2009 at 10:03 PM

CLEVELAND, July 4 (UPI) -- Ben Francisco and Grady Sizemore knocked in two runs each Saturday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 win over Oakland.

One of three hits by Francisco was a two-run homer with no outs in the bottom of the sixth. Sizemore had two hits, including a solo homer in the sixth, while his second RBI scored on a seventh-inning groundout.

Luis Valbuena added three hits and one RBI for the Indians, who can sweep the three-game series Sunday. They have won 11 of their last 15 against Oakland.

Winner Carl Pavano (7-7) gave up two earned runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Closer Kerry Wood followed two other relievers, earning his 10th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.

Oakland's runs scored on Matt Holliday's first-inning sacrifice fly and Orlando Cabrera's seventh-inning single. Cabrera had three of the eight hits for the Athletics, who have lost eight of 10.

Losing pitcher Vin Mazzaro (2-4) yielded five earned runs and 10 hits in six innings.

© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
NBA: Phoenix 115, Sacramento 107 (3 min)
COL BKB: Wake Forest 77, Gonzaga 75 (5 min)
NHL: Minnesota 5, Nashville 3 (7 min)
NHL: Washington 8, Philadelphia 2 (19 min)
COL BKB: Georgetown 73, American 46 (35 min)
NBA: Minnesota 108, Utah 101 (41 min)
NBA: Denver 106, San Antonio 99 (44 min)
fark
Bar owner commits crimes against humanity. Specifically, he decieved people into drinking Milwaukee's...
Fake toilet concealed drug tunnel linking Mexico with US. Subby thought that smell was paraquat
Hokey Pokey inventor gets body put in, body put out, body put in, not shaken all about
Cambridge University discovers that some condoms on campus contain little pricks
Turns out asexuality may not be a choice, either
MIT team wins DARPA balloon challenge. Thanks for all of your effort, Farkers. We put up a good...