A's Complete Sweep of Indians with 12-7 Pounding

The Oakland A's did what all good teams should do: beat up on the weaker ones.

There was a strong possibility that the A's could sweep the Indians in their four-game set this week, and they did, finished off with a Thursday afternoon 12-7 beating.

It was the long ball that won the game for the A's today, as four different players smacked it out of Jacobs Field. Coco Crisp tied the game at 1-1 in the third with a solo shot.

They would take the lead in the fourth with a five-run inning. George Kottaras cleared the bases with a double, then Cliff Pennington drove him in with a two-run homer to make it 6-1 A's.

But they weren't done just yet. Josh Reddick, who hit third in the lineup , hit his 27th homer of the year in the fifth - another two-run shot. 

They would score twice more in the sixth, once in the seventh, and Josh Donaldson capped it off with a solo homer in the ninth. 

The Indians did score enough runs to make it a contest, and the final score was 12-7 Oakland.

Despite not pitching particularly well, Jarrod Parker (9-7) got the win. He gave up five runs in five innings, but the offense was able to pick him up on this afternoon. 

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