Cleveland Guardians hit a home run and got 15 hits to dominate Oakland Athletics.

– Steven Kwan, a Bay Area native, homered and reached base four times for the Cleveland Guardians in a 12-3 win over the Oakland Athletics.
– Six Guardians stole bases off Kyle McCann, a catcher making his MLB debut.
– Cleveland’s manager Stephen Vogt tied Al Lopez as the only managers to start their Cleveland careers 3-0.
– The Guardians have outscored the A’s 26-7 in their first three games.
– The A’s have drawn an average of 7,595 fans in their first three home games.
– Cleveland trailed 3-2 before scoring multiple runs in multiple innings to secure the win.
– Nick Sandlin (1-0) struck out two in a hitless fifth inning in relief for the Guardians.
– Oakland’s JP Sears (0-1) gave up five runs in 3 2/3 innings.
– Gabriel Arias and Austin Hedges contributed with hits for Cleveland in the go-ahead fourth inning.
– Several players on the Guardians are improving from injuries and expected to return soon.

– Guardians: RHP Ben Lively and RHP Xzavion Curry are on the 15-day IL with a viral illness but are expected to go on a rehab assignment soon. LHP Sam Hentges and RHP Gavin Williams are improving from injuries.
– Next game: Guardians’ RHP Carlos Carrasco will face A’s RHP Paul Blackburn on Sunday.



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