Sanderson Stymies Indians, No Sweeps in Round 1

1990 Oakland Athletics starter Scott Sanderson held the 1995 Cleveland Indians to just 2 runs on 6 hits in 8 innings while striking out 5, as the A’s took Game 3 of the series 6-2. Sanderson allowed an RBI double in the 1st to Carlos Baerga, and a solo home run to Manny Ramírez in the 7th. Other than that, he shut down a potent Cleveland offense. Orel Hershiser struggled to keep the ball in the park, serving up solo homers to Rickey Henderson and Mark McGwire in the 1st inning, and a 2-run shot to José Canseco in the 3rd. It was the 2nd time in the tournament that Henderson led off the game with a home run. Hershiser allowed 6 runs on 9 hits in 8 innings of work. Oakland will try to carry the momentum into tomorrow. After three series saw teams down 2-0, none of them were sweeps.

Indians @ Athletics – 9/11/24