OAKLAND, Calif. — Andrés Giménez scored on pinch-hitter Will Brennan's groundout for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, Stevan Kwan followed with an RBI single and the Cleveland Guardians held off the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday.
One inning after the A's scored four runs in the eighth to tie it on Jesús Aguilar two-out, three-run homer, the Guardians recovered to win in extra innings for their second consecutive series win to begin the season.
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Giménez began the inning at second base and Myles Straw drew a walk against Zach Jackson (0-1). After Giménez advanced to third on a wild pitch, Brennan lined a 3-2 pitch to shortstop Nick Allen, who threw to first for the out as Giménez crossed home plate.
Eli Morgan (1-0), who was the fourth of five Cleveland pitchers, worked one scoreless inning of relief to win. Emmanuel Clase retired three batters for his second save.
Ryan Noda's first career home run off Nick Sandlin started the A's comeback in the eighth. Following back-to-back walks to Tony Kemp and Aledmys Diaz, Aguilar crushed a three-run homer off Tim Herrin that tied it at 4.
Aguilar's home run came after he fouled off seven of eight pitches. The A's nearly made it back-to-back shots off Herrin when Seth Brown's drive to deep center was caught by a leaping Myles Straw at the fence.
Before the Cleveland bullpen melted down, the Guardians had received strong pitching from starter Hunter Gaddis. A late addition to Cleveland's rotation after an injury to Triston McKenzie in his final spring start, Gaddis pitched one-hit ball over six innings and lowered his ERA from 9.82 to 3.72.
The right-hander, who gave up 15 runs over his first 7 1/3 innings this season, struck out four and walked two. The only hit he allowed came in the fourth inning on Aguilar's leadoff double that deflected off right fielder Oscar Gonzalez's glove.
A's starter Kyle Muller pitched around traffic early with no damage but left with two outs in the sixth after hitting Andrés Giménez and giving up a single to Straw.
Gallagher greeted reliever Domingo Acevedo with a first-pitch double off the bottom of the left field wall to drive in a pair.
Muller allowed four hits and two runs. The Oakland left-hander walked three and fanned five.
Giménez's two-run single off Adrián Martínez seventh made it 3-0.
BRIEFLY
Muller allowed four hits and two runs. The Oakland left-hander walked three and fanned five. … Cleveland has won consecutive road series to start the season for he first time since 2002. … The Guardians have won seven series overall dating to last season. … Cleveland leadoff hitter Steven Kwan, a Bay Area native, has hit in all eight career games against the A's. Kwan singled in the fifth, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error but was stranded. … Oakland committed two errors, giving the A's at least one in each of the first six games. It's the longest season-opening stretch by the team in 47 years.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Guardians: RHP Nick Mikolajchak (sprained UCL) and RHP Daniel Espino (right shoulder) remain day-to-day.
UP NEXT
Guardians: RHP Aaron Civale (1-0, 0.00) takes the mound when Cleveland returns home to host a three-game series the Seattle beginning Friday. The Guardians took three of four from the Mariners to begin the season.
Athletics: LHP Ken Waldichuk (0-1, 9.53) makes his second start of the season Friday in Tampa Bay. Waldichuk allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings against the Angels last Sunday.