MLB Game Recap - Oakland at Cleveland
Tue May 21, 2019 6:10 PM EDT

OAK
5
CLE
3
F
PHI
2
CHC
3
F
COL
5
PIT
0
F
NYY
11
BAL
4
F
BOS
3
TOR
10
F
WSH
5
NYM
6
F
MIA
5
DET
4
F(11)
LAD
7
TB
3
F
CIN
3
MIL
0
F
SEA
3
TEX
5
F
CHW
1
HOU
5
F
ATL
3
SF
4
F
MIN
8
LAA
3
F
ARI
2
SD
3
F
KC
STL
PPD

May 21, 2019 6:10 PM

Final

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

R

H

E

Oakland

0

1

2

1

0

0

0

1

0

5

7

0

Cleveland

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

3

4

0

W: Hendriks (2-0)

L: Bauer (4-3)

S: Treinen (9)

OAK - HR: Canha (6) , Profar (7)

CLE - HR: Lindor (7) , Santana (8)

A's place slugger Khris Davis on IL after beating Indians
Tue May 21, 2019 10:51 PM

CLEVELAND (AP) Khris Davis' injury isn't getting better. The Athletics won't let it get any worse.

Oakland's slugger was placed on the injured list after the A's extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Pinch-hitter Mark Canha replaced Davis in the third inning and connected on a two-run homer off struggling Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer (4-3), who hung around for six innings despite early wildness.

Davis, who led the majors with 48 homers last season, has been slowed by a bruised left hip sustained on May 5 in Pittsburgh. Manager Bob Melvin has rested him whenever possible, but Davis said the injury isn't improving and it's time to shut down completely.

"It hasn't gotten worse, but it definitely hasn't gotten better, so it's the right move to hit the IL," Davis said. "It's basically pretty much the same since it happened. Every swing, I feel it. I think it's more of an oblique, but we'll see."

Davis was asked about his level of frustration.

"A 10," he said.

Davis, who grounded out in his one at-bat, will undergo an MRI in Cleveland on Wednesday. Until they know more, the A's will have to survive without the biggest threat in their lineup.

"It hurts," said Canha, who has just five hits since coming off the injured list - four homers and a single. "Khris is beloved on this team and is a big presence for us, and obviously we need him back as soon as possible. Hopefully, it will be a short break and he'll be better because we need him."

Melvin expressed frustration at how long it's taken Davis to heal.

"Today, it got to the point where he realizes he needs to take the full 10 days off," Melvin said. "He's a power hitter, so he creates a lot of torque and that's where his power comes from. He needs his lower half. Even his BP swings haven't been great, but he was getting hits. Once he got into the game today, it got no better, so we agreed it was time to do something."

Meanwhile, the Indians have their own issues with Bauer, who hasn't stepped up the way the team needed him to while waiting for injured starters Corey Kluber and Mike Clevinger to return.

Bauer walked four, struck out five and hit three while throwing a season-high 123 pitches. The right-hander is at a loss to explain why he's not getting results.

"Overall, I thought my stuff was really good tonight," he said. "Gave up four hits. Curveball on the black goes for a bloop hit and then five pitches later a fastball at the letters goes for a homer. I think that's just the kind of the way things are going for me right now."

Oakland reliever Liam Hendricks (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings and Blake Treinen, the A's fourth reliever, worked the ninth for his ninth save in 11 tries.

Jurickson Profar homered in the eighth as Oakland improved to 7-1 against AL Central teams this season. The A's are 59-20 vs. Cleveland, Chicago, Minnesota, Detroit and Kansas City dating to Aug. 23, 2016.

Francisco Lindor and Carlos Santana hit solo homers for Cleveland.

With Bauer struggling to find his rhythm, Canha hit his third career pinch-homer to give the A's a 3-1 lead in the third. Canha fell behind 1-2 before reaching out of the strike zone to push a four-seam fastball over the wall in right.

"When you get thrown into a situation like that, you've just got to simplify," he said.

PEREZ INJURED

Indians catcher Roberto Perez was diagnosed with a concussion after he was struck in the mask by a foul ball in the third inning. Manager Terry Francona said the team will wait until he reports Wednesday before deciding whether to put him on the concussion. The Indians will bring catcher Eric Haase from Columbus as a precaution.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Athletics: LHP Brett Anderson (neck strain) appears on track to make his next start after he ducked to avoid Roberto Perez's broken bat in the fifth inning Monday night. Anderson came out an inning later. "I hope it doesn't affect his bullpen session, let alone his next outing," Melvin said.

Indians: Clevinger threw an extended bullpen, using all his pitches in the latest stage of his rapid recovery from an upper back strain. Francona said Clevinger could throw another bullpen session or possibly face live batters in his next workout.

UP NEXT

Athletics: RHP Frankie Montas (5-2, 2.67 ERA) starts the series finale. He struck out 10 and did not allow a walk last week in a win over Detroit.

Indians: RHP Jefry Rodriguez (1-3, 3.45 ERA) tries to bounce back after being tagged for a season-high four runs and seven hits last week against Baltimore. He beat Oakland on May 11 for his first win with Cleveland.

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Pitchers of Record

Oakland IP H ER BB K ERA WHIP
L. Hendriks (W, 2-0) 2 1 0 0 1 0.00 0.500
B. Treinen (S, 9) 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 0.000
Cleveland IP H ER BB K ERA WHIP
T. Bauer (L, 4-3) 6 4 4 4 5 6.00 1.333

Batting Leaders

Oakland AB H R HR RBI BB TB SB RC
J. Profar 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 4.8
M. Canha 4 2 1 1 2 0 5 0 2.5
Cleveland AB H R HR RBI BB TB SB RC
C. Santana 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 3.4
F. Lindor 5 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0.8

Team Comparison

OAK CLE
At Bats 33 30
Hits 7 4
Batting Average .212 .133
On Base Percentage .350 .297
Slugging Percentage 0.485 0.367
Doubles 3 1
Triples 0 0
Home Runs 2 2
Total Bases 16 11
Walks 4 7
Strikeouts 7 9
Stolen Bases 0 0
Caught Stealing 0 0
Runners Left On Base 8 7
Hits / At Bats with Runners In Scoring Position 1/6 0/4
Double Plays Fielded 3 3
Errors 0 0

2019 Reg Season - OAK Leads Series 4-1

Date Result Winner Loser
Fri May 10 CLE 3 @ OAK 4 J. Soria B. Hand
Sat May 11 CLE 2 @ OAK 3 B. Treinen A. Cole
Sun May 12 CLE 5 @ OAK 3 J. Rodriguez D. Mengden
Mon May 20 OAK 6 @ CLE 4 B. Anderson C. Carrasco
Tue May 21 OAK 5 @ CLE 3 L. Hendriks T. Bauer

Game Information

Stadium: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 13,705
Game Time: 3:22
Weather: 55F, Mildly Cloudy
Wind:
Umpires: Home Plate - ?, First Base - ?, Second Base - ?, Third Base - ?