Crosby homers, A's get 10 walks in win (AP)
Published 4/13/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Bobby Crosby hit a three-run homer for the Oakland Athletics, who took advantage of 10 walks by Cleveland pitchers in a 7-3 win over the Indians on Saturday night. Cleveland starter Fausto Carmona, two days after signing a seven-year, $48 million contract extension, couldn't buy a strike. The A's held off swinging at the right-hander's darting sinker, which dipped out of the zone and produced a...
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