No comeback necessary this time.
The Oakland A’s started scoring early on Thursday and never stopped, resulting in a 17-0 blowout over the Cleveland Indians. The A’s completed a three-game sweep at Progressive Field, and ran their win streak to seven games, and they did so in style with the most lopsided shutout victory in franchise history.
In each of the first two games in this series, Cleveland took a lead in the opening innings and then Oakland waited until the last minute to strike back. That did not happen this afternoon. The A’s scored a few in the 2nd inning, then a bunch more in the 4th, 5th, and 6th, and then even more in the 8th and 9th just for good measure.