OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona expected more out of his ballclub coming out of the All-Star break -- a lot more.
What Francona saw instead was a frustrating three games in Oakland that ended with the Indians being swept for only the third time this season while seeing their lead in the AL Central trimmed to 1 1/2 games over Minnesota.
Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer got just two outs in a four-run first inning and matched the shortest start of his big league career as the Oakland Athletics beat Cleveland 7-3 on Sunday to complete the surprising sweep.