A’s power shows up late in extra-inning win over Tribe

CLEVELAND – The A’s were stymied by Corey Kluber all day, but once they chased him out, the offense showed just how quickly they can turn things around with just a couple of swings.

After Kluber departed from the game having tossed seven shutout innings, it only took two swings of the bat from Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis to tie the game in what eventually ended up a 6-3 A’s victory over the Indians in 11 innings.

Lowrie crushed a two-run homer to right field off Neil Ramirez in the eighth inning after Mark Canha had reached on a single to put the A’s within a run. Two pitches later, Davis obliterated a fastball from Ramirez into the left field bleachers for the game-tying run.

It should come as no surprise that the three runs came in the eighth. The A’s entered the day leading the majors in runs scored in the eighth, pushing that number to 64.

“Those are our three-four hitters for a reason,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “But the way the game was going with Kluber, we were just hoping to get some guys on that inning. Next thing you know you hit two home runs to tie the game. When a starter comes out of the game the way he was pitching, you take a deep breath. Anytime you hit back-toback home runs like that to tie it, it’s a nice little boost.”

With All-star announcements set for today, Lowrie shined in his final case for a spot on the roster with his 15th home run of the season.