Zimmer, Johnson homer in 4-2 win over A’s

The Cleveland Baseball Club got homers from both Bradley Zimmer and Daniel Johnson in their 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics.

After bouncing back and defeating the Oakland Athletics Saturday, the Cleveland Baseball Club had the chance to win the series on Sunday and they took advantage of it. Bradley Zimmer got things started for Cleveland by launching the first pitch of the game into the stands for a home run.

Zimmer would finish the game 3-5 with three runs driven in. The 28-year old outfielder has been a nice little streak as of late with eight hits in his last six games. Zimmer is slashing .381/.435/.667 with a 1.101 OPS including two home runs and six RBI.

Bradley Zimmer was not the only Cleveland outfielder to display some power as Daniel Johnson hit his first major league home run Sunday.

Johnson went 3-6 at the plate in the past two games in Oakland, scoring three runs along the way.

In addition to the more than welcome offensive production, Cleveland got a good start from Zach Plesac. Plesac allowed just two runs on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts in 6 innings. Oakland’s first run scored on a throwing error from Ernie Clement while a solo home run from Seth Brown was the second run to come across during his start.

Nick Wittgren, Phil Maton, and Bryan Shaw handled the final three innings, keeping Oakland off the base paths during that time. Shaw handled the 9th and secured his second save of the season.

With the win Cleveland remains 8 games back of the Chicago White Sox in the division. By taking two of three from Oakland they now trail by just 3.5 games in the Wild Card race. Cleveland begins a crucial three games series in Houston against the Astros on Monday.