Guardians complete first A's sweep in 22 years

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Triston McKenzie threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 7-3 on Sunday to complete their first sweep in Oakland in 22 years.

Franmil Reyes, mired in a 1-for-27 slump entering the day, had a two-run single in the third when Cleveland scored four times to take control at 5-0. Andres Gimenez had two hits and an RBI, finishing 6 for 12 with six RBIs in the three-game series.

McKenzie (1-2) held the A’s to three hits, struck out seven and walked one as Cleveland swept a series at the Oakland Coliseum for the first time since April 10-12, 2000.

"Really powerful stuff, really violent," Cleveland catcher Luke Maile said about McKenzie’s outing. "To call pitches for a guy like that is awfully fun because even when he’s got something else in mind, you really can’t go wrong when he executes well."

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Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie winds up to throw against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, May 1, 2022.  (AP Photo/Darren Yamashita)

It was quite a bounce-back weekend for the Guardians, who arrived in the Bay Area having lost seven in a row. They’re 10-12 overall as they head home from a 10-game road trip.

"The game is fluid," manager Terry Francona said. "We’ve been very streaky. To this point the down streaks have outweighed the good, but hopefully we’re in the midst of changing that. We’ve played better baseball the last three days."

The A’s, who have lost six of their past eight, didn’t advance a runner as far as third base until the seventh inning.

A three-run rally in the ninth helped