A's Crush Guardians, Avoid Sweep

0:00It's May 4th. This is MLB News today, powered by AI tracking teams, players, and standings. The Oakland Athletics shut down the Cleveland Guardian 7-1 on Sunday, dodging a series sweep with some serious pop from their bats. Kobe Thomas, Zach Gellif, and Tyler Sodostrom all crushed home runs to back Aaron Savalle's solid outing on the mound. Thomas kicked things off with his first homer of the season, a lead-off shot in the second that put the A's of 1-0 early. They stay tight until the fifth, when Gellif and Sodostrom went back to back right out the gate, his second of the year, and her fourth. Guardian's rookie, chased a louder, pulled one back with his sixth homer, going opposite field to tie it at one, and stretches hit streak to eight. Games, he was eight for eleven in the series, but the A's offense exploded from there, piling on runs to take control. Savalle went six innings, giving up just one run on seven hits and two walks, escaping jams in the first and third. The bullpen with Justin Sterner, Mark Later Jr., and Joel Canal kept it locked down, while

1:03Parker Messick took the loss after four runs in five, frames. Jeff McNeill added three RBI's with a double, and Nick Kurtz kept his on-base streak alive at 28 games. A's grabbed the momentum heading forward, looking sharp after that rally.