MLB: Oakland 7, Cleveland 0

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CLEVELAND, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Tommy Milone hurled six shutout innings and Brandon Moss backed him with three RBI Tuesday in the Oakland Athletics' 7-0 win over Cleveland.

Milone (11-9) scattered seven hits, issued a single walk and struck out five as the American League wild card-contending A's racked up their fourth straight victory and 10th in 12 games overall.

Jerry Blevins, Pat Neshek and Evan Scribner combined for three scoreless relief frames to complete the shutout.

Moss opened the game's scoring with a run-scoring single in the second inning and socked a two-run homer in the next frame for 4-0 Oakland lead.

Chris Carter went 3-for-5 with a solo shot and an RBI double in the victory.

Zach McAllister (5-5) was tagged for five runs on nine hits through 4 1/3 frames for the Indians, who dropped their sixth straight against Oakland.