Cleveland turned a 4-4 tie into an 8-4 lead with a four-run seventh inning, defeating Oakland 8-5 at Sutter Health Park. The Guardians erased an early deficit and pulled away late to snap a losing streak.
Rhys Hoskins powered the Cleveland offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. His two-run double in the fifth inning tied the game at 4-4, and his solo homer in the seventh extended the lead to 6-4. Chase DeLauter collected four hits in five at-bats, including two doubles and two RBIs.
The seventh inning decided the game. Hoskins homered to left field, then Naylor doubled to bring Bazzana home for a 7-4 advantage. Rocchio doubled to left, scoring Naylor to make it 8-4. Oakland managed one run in the bottom half when Wilson scored on Rooker's single, but the deficit proved too large.
J. T. Ginn took the loss for Oakland, allowing 5 runs in 4.1 innings with five walks. Erik Sabrowski earned the win for Cleveland with a perfect inning of relief, striking out two. Cade Smith recorded his eighth save with 1.1 scoreless innings.
Cleveland improved to 16-16 and snapped a losing streak. Oakland fell to 17-14 despite an early 2-0 lead on Rooker's first-inning homer. Hoskins sits six runs away from 500 career runs scored.