Perez homers, but 5-run 2nd costs Bauer in finale

OAKLAND — The Indians traveled to the Coliseum this week with a chance to pick up some wins against an A’s team that has struggled all season. Cleveland did not expect to run into the kind of pitching it did in Oakland, where the A’s took two of three in the series after a 5-1 win on Wednesday afternoon.

Righty Kendall Graveman logged 6 2/3 solid innings against the Indians, out-pitching Tribe righty Trevor Bauer and continuing the rotation’s success this series. The trio of Andrew Triggs, Sean Manaea and Graveman combined for a 0.92 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and .179 opponents’ average in 19 2/3 combined innings against the American League Central-leading Indians.

Graveman’s lone mistake came courtesy of a solo homer by Cleveland’s Roberto Perez in the seventh inning.

Bauer was charged with five runs (three earned) on 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings …

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