OAKLAND, Calif. -- Adam Kennedy had three hits and drove in three runs to help the Oakland Athletics match their season high seven-game win streak, defeating the Cleveland Indians 11-4 on Sunday.
Ryan Sweeney added two RBIs as the A's improved to 12-2 in their last 14 games.
Kennedy had run scoring single in the second, a double in the fourth and two-run home run in the sixth. It was his 11th homer of the season.
Travis Hafner, Trevor Crowe and Shin-Soo Choo each drove in runs for the Indians, who lost their eighth straight. He was making his first start for A's since July 7. He pitched five innings giving up a run on five hits and struck two.
Dana Eveland won for the first time since April 26 when he defeated Tampa Bay 7-1.
Fausto Carmona (3-12) lost his fourth straight decision as he pitched 5-2-3 innings and gave up nine runs on 10 hits while striking out two.
Rajai Davis, Jack Cust, Scott Hairston and Chad Pennington each added two hits for the A's.
Four different players drove in runs as the A's scored five times in the second inning.
Carmona got himself in trouble by hitting Kurt Suzuki to start the inning off. Cust and Ellis loaded the bases on two bloop singles. Suzuki scored on a sacrifice fly by Daric Barton.
Hairston blooped another single to reload the bases. Left fielder Trevor Crowe misplayed Chad Pennington's high pop up allowing Cust to score.
Kennedy and Rajai Davis each singled home a run and Ryan Sweeney capped the inning with a run scoring ground out to make it 5-0.
Eveland gave back a run in the top of the fourth when he walked Choo to start the inning. He was moved to second on a ground out and scored on Hafner's sharp single to left field.
Jerry Bleveins relieved Eveland in the sixth and gave up a walk to Jhonny Peralta to begin the inning and two outs later, Crowe drove a triple to center to that scored Peralta. It was Crowe's second triple of the four-game series and made the score 5-2.
Oakland added four more runs in the sixth on back-to-back doubles by Hairston. Kennedy's two run homer and double by Ryan Sweeney.
Choo drove in the Indians third run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh.
Cleveland reliever Tony Sipp gave up the A's 10th run when Hairston drove home Eric Patterson with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
The A's scored their 11th run in the eighth, Davis reached on error by Indians catcher Wyatt Toregas and scored on a Matt Carson single.
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A's Hand Indians Eighth Straight Loss
Adam Kennedy had three hits and drove in three runs to help the Oakland Athletics match their season high seven-game win streak, defeating the Cleveland Indians 11-4 on Sunday.
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Published: September 21, 2009
Published: September 21, 2009
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