Kielty, Saarloos lead A's over Indians
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Bobby Kielty assured manager Ken Macha several days ago that his tender left hand would be fine come Tuesday to face Cleveland lefty Cliff Lee.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics gained a share of first place. Ichiro Suzuki did not. Suzuki went 1 for 5 on Thursday, inching within one hit of George Sisler&#39;s single season record of 257, but again
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Jack Cust had a career-high five RBIs, Shannon Stewart finished with four hits and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 13-7 Wednesday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races...
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The Boston Red Sox backed up a strong pitching display by Curt Schilling to register a 5-3 home victory over the Cleveland Indians in a battle of American League division leaders on Monday.
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Bobby Kielty hit a go-ahead homer off Ted Lilly &#151; the pitcher he was traded for &#151; and Nick Swisher doubled and walked twice in his major league debut to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Friday night.
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Bobby Crosby barreled over catcher Vance Wilson for the winning run in the 10th inning, and just like that the Oakland Athletics had their second straight victory against the team with the best record in baseball. Not a bad lift for a club that got swept by the lowly Arizona Diamondbacks just last weekend.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Racing toward the AL Central title, the Cleveland Indians stopped in Minnesota to beat Johan Santana yet once more. C.C. Sabathia threw eight shutout innings to lead the Indians past the Twins 5-0 on Monday and extend their lead over the defending division champs to 10 1/2 games.
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Moises Alou went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two doubles for Chicago, which has won five of six. Every starter for the Cubs had at least one hit.
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The Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels used solid pitching performance to claim American League division titles on Sunday.
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The Cleveland Indians pulled within one game of the AL Central lead, scoring four runs in the first inning and beating the Minnesota Twins 7-1 Saturday night behind home runs by Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez.
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Oakland made five errors and Toronto rookie Gabe Gross hit a grand slam, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 13-5 victory over Oakland yesterday.
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The Cleveland Indians scored three runs in the 10th inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Thursday and increase their lead in the American League Central.
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Rookie Justin Verlander outpitched C.C. Sabathia, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1 Wednesday to continue their domination of the AL Central.
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The Indians hand the Yankees their worst loss in franchise history 22-0. Coupled with Boston's win over Anaheim, New York's AL East lead has shrunk to 3 1/2 games.
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Ben Broussard belted a two-run homer  to give the Cleveland Indians a 5-2 win over the Minnesota  Twins to salvage a split of a unique doubleheader on the final  day of the regular season on Sunday.
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OAKLAND, Calif. Oakland has company atop the AL West standings after the Athletics were beaten by Seattle 7-to-2. The loss drops the A&#39;s into a tie with Anaheim for the division lead with five games remaining.