Tired Indians Pounded by A’s

OAKLAND — Tom Candiotti got his second win since May and Matt Stairs homered for the second game in a row as the Oakland Athletics beat the exhausted Cleveland Indians, 12-2, Friday night.

Candiotti (6-13), who had lost three consecutive starts and nine of his previous 10 decisions, gave up two runs on five hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings while striking out a season-high seven.

The Indians, who had a three-game winning streak ended, got to their hotel rooms about 5 a.m. Friday after playing a 17-inning game at Seattle that lasted well past midnight.

Stairs led off the second with his 17th homer of the season, a shot into a section of drum-beating Indians fans in the right-field stands.

The A’s, who won their second in a row after a nine-game losing streak, added four runs in the fourth on an RBI double by Scott Spiezio, a two-run broken-bat single by Mike Blowers and a bases-loaded walk to Ben Grieve.

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Next Series For Dodgers

WHO: Cleveland Indians

WHERE: at Edison Field

WHEN: Monday, 7 p.m., Tuesday, 7 p.m., Wednesday, 1 p.m.