CLEVELAND -- The Indians counted off three home runs, including two in a four-run fourth inning, to spoil the season debut of Oakland starter Daniel Mengden and claim a 5-3 series-opening victory behind Carlos Carrasco at Progressive Field on Monday.
Oakland also hit three homers, but fell short of a comeback after Khris Davis went deep off Indians closer Cody Allen with one out in the ninth inning for his team-leading 16th homer. With the loss, the A's dropped to 7-18 on the road.
Cleveland's power parade began when Austin Jackson christened the third inning with a home run, and continued in the fourth with back-to-back blasts from Carlos Santana and Edwin Encarnacion.