Oakland A’s Get No Timely Hits in 5-1 Loss to Indians: Game 16 Recap

Seven times the A's had a runner in scoring position. Seven times they failed. As a result, the A's dropped to 7-9 on the year after a 5-1 loss to Cleveland in front of a crowd of 25,258 at the Coliseum.

Wearing gold in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the 1972 A's that brought the first world championship to the city of Oakland, the A's just simply could not get a clutch hit to score more runs. Starter Brandon McCarthy was the hard-luck loser, falling to 0-3 on the 2012 season. McCarthy went seven innings, scattering 10 hits with three walks and only allowing two runs. The Indian...

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