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A's clobber Indians again

UNDATED (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have put a rather emphatic exclamation point on their three-game sweep in Cleveland.

Yoenis Cespedes had a career-high five RBIs and Brandon Moss drove in three runs as the A's clobbered the Indians 13-3. Cespedes provided a pair of two-run double, while Moss was 3-for-3 with two walks and four runs scored.

The A's outscored the Indians 30-6 in the series, with Josh Donaldson collecting seven RBIs.

Jesse Chavez was credited with Oakland's ninth victory in 10 games, allowing solo homers to Michael Bourn and Michael Brantley but just four other hits in five innings to improve to 4-1.

Elsewhere in the majors:

— Victor Martinez smacked a two-run homer and Torii Hunter added a solo shot in Detroit's 6-2 downing of Boston. Miguel Cabrera had two RBIs to back Anibal Sanchez, who allowed one earned run over five innings of the Tigers' sixth consecutive win.

— Mark Teixeira hit a two-run single while the New York Yankees scored four times over the first two innings of a 4-3 win against Pittsburgh in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Hiroki Kuroda allowed three runs in six innings for his first victory since April 12.

— Josh Harrison homered in the seventh inning and made a diving catch in left field as the Pirates beat the Yanks 5-3 in Game 2. Starling Marte hit a two-run homer off Vidal Nuno in the sixth inning of the second game after striking out four times in the opener.

— Ryan Vogelsong scattered five hits in seven shutout innings as San Francisco downed Miami 4-1. Pablo Sandoval homered for the first time in more than a month to support Vogelsong's second victory in nine starts.

— Colorado pulled off a triple play before Justin Morneau belted a two-run homer in the 10th inning to lead the Rockies past San Diego 8-6. Morneau also joined Prince Fielder as the only players since 1988 to hit a walkoff homer in the same game in which they were involved in a triple play.

— Philadelphia was next-to-last in the National League with 27 home runs until Cody Asche, Jimmy Rollins, Wil Nieves and Marlon Byrd went deep in the Phillies' 8-3 rout of Cincinnati. Cliff Lee pitched into the seventh to even his record at 4-4.

— Wilson Ramos drove in four runs and Ian Desmond hit a solo homer as Washington doubled up the New York Mets 6-3 in the rubber match of a three-game set. Jordan Zimmermann allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings for his first win in three starts.

— The Chicago Cubs earned a series victory for just the second time this season as Travis Wood pitched two-hit ball for seven innings of a 4-2 triumph against Milwaukee. Welington Castillo and Mike Olt homered against Marco Estrada, who also surrendered five doubles in five innings.

— Kansas City outscored Baltimore 8-6 behind Alex Gordon, who was 4-for-4 with a pair of three-run homers and a career-high six RBIs. James Shields earned his sixth win by limiting the Orioles to three runs and nine hits in seven innings.

— Matt Dominguez homered twice and had four RBIs as Houston battered the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Brad Peacock gave up two runs in 6 2/3 innings for his first win of the season.

— Felix Hernandez helped Seattle snap a four-game skid by allowing just two runs and seven hits in eight innings of a 6-2 victory at Minnesota. Robinson Cano was 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored to lead the Mariners' 11-hit attack.

— Atlanta scored twice in the ninth on a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch to rally past the Cardinals 6-5 in St. Louis. Freddie Freeman started the winning rally with a leadoff single and was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

— Mitch Moreland hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, Alex Rios had a two-run triple as Texas topped Toronto 6-2 to avoid a three-game sweep. The Rangers had gone 23 innings without an extra-base hit when Rios drove one off the right-center wall in the fourth.

— Albert Pujols was 3-for-4 with a pair of solo homers as the Angels beat Tampa Bay 6-2 in Anaheim. Matt Shoemaker is 2-0 in two starts since his recall after yielding just a run and two hits in six innings.

— Eric Chavez smacked a two-run homer and Cody Ross added a solo shot in Arizona's 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yasiel Puig went 0-for-3 to end his 16-game hitting streak.

Nats put pitcher on DL

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have placed left-hander Gio Gonzalez on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. The 3-4 Gonzalez dropped his third straight start in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the New York Mets. Gonzalez went 32-16 during his first two seasons with the Nationals after a trade with the Oakland A's. Sunday's trip to the DL is the first of his career.

Abreu heads to DL

HOUSTON (AP) — Major league home runs leader Jose Abreu of the White Sox has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his left ankle. The 27-year-old rookie first baseman left Saturday night's game against the Astros with a limp in the seventh inning. Abreu set rookie records for home runs, 10, and RBIs, 32, in April. He is hitting .260 with 15 homers and 41 RBIs in 44 games.

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