Indians 4, Athletics 3 (16)

Jack Hannahan's one-out single in the bottom of the 16th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.

Hannahan, who hit solo homers in the second and sixth innings, lined a 1-1 pitch from Josh Outman (3-4) into right field to score pinch-runner Cord Phelps, who barely beat a strong throw from David DeJesus with a headfirst slide.

Jim Thome started the rally with a one-out single and pinch-runner Phelps moved to second on Carlos Santana's single.

The win moved the Indians into second place in the American League Central, 5 1/2 games behind Detroit.

The Indians have won five of six while the Athletics have lost five straight. The teams combined for 34 strikeouts.

Frank Herrmann (4-0) pitched four scoreless innings for the win.

Kurt Suzuki hit a solo home run with one out in the fourth to give Oakland a 3-2 lead.

Oakland's Rich Harden allowed three runs in six innings. Athletics relievers retired 24 straight batters before Jason Donald doubled to lead off the 15th.

Ubaldo Jimenez allowed a run in the second, third and fourth, but retired the last seven hitters he faced, including all six of his strikeouts. He allowed six hits in six innings.
Final/161st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thXRHE
Athletics AthleticsAthletics01110000003120
Cleveland GuardiansGuardians11000100014110
WP:Frank Herrmann (CLE)
LP:Josh Outman (ATH)
HR:(CLE): Jack Hannahan (2)
(ATH): Kurt Suzuki
Season Series
ClevelandStatsAthletics
5-2Vs2-5
.233Batting Average.214
3.0Runs / Game2.9
5Home Runs3
5Errors1