Tribe falls on walk-off homer

Athletics’ Khris Davis ends it; Kluber fans 12 for Indians

OAKLAND » Khris Davis hit his 25th homer, a two-run shot in the ninth inning that lifted the Athletics to a 5-3 victory over the Indians on July 15.

Rookie third baseman Matt Chapman homered twice and scored three runs while Rajai Davis added an RBI single for the A’s, who have won two straight over the AL Central-leading Indians since the All-Star break.

Cleveland All-Star reliever Andrew Miller (3-3) walked Yonder Alonso to begin the ninth. After Bryan Shaw was brought in to replace Miller, Davis worked a full count then fouled off a pitch before lining a tworun home run over the wall in right center.

It is the A’s seventh walk-off win of the season and the second game-ending hit this year by Davis.

Ryan Madson (2-4) retired three batters for the win.

Edwin Encarnacion hit his 19th home run and scored twice for the Indians while Carlos Santana drove in a run and inched closer to Carlos Baerga for second place on the club’s all-time RBI list for switch-hitters.

One day after being shut out on four hits, the Indians managed five.

Encarnacion homered in the fourth, a towering tworun blast to left, in the fourth.

After the A’s tied it on Rajai Davis’ RBI single in the fifth, Encarnacion walked and scored on Santana’s groundout to put the Indians back in front. Santana has 556 RBI and needs 10 more to pass Baerga. Omar

Vizquel (584) holds the club record for a switch-hitter.

Chapman homered in the third and in the eighth.

Indians ace Corey Kluber struck out 12 and allowed three runs over 7 1/3 innings.

Trainer’s room

INDIANS » RHP Danny Salazar will make a rehab start with Triple-A Columbus on July 17 in his latest step back from shoulder soreness. Salazar, who has been sidelined since June 4, was 3-5 with a 5.40 ERA before going out.

The Indians’ Bradley Zimmer slides to beat the tag of the Athletics’ Marcus Semien for a steal of second base during the fifth inning July 15 in Oakland.