OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s been a season of firsts for a virtually new Athletics team, and Sunday offered up two more.
The A’s let it get away early in a 7-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at the Coliseum, their first three-game losing streak of the season as well as the first time getting swept in a series.
It was the first series sweep by Cleveland in Oakland since 2000, with the A’s and Guardians both having records of 10-12. It came before a Little League Day-infused crowd of 14,945 — the A’s biggest draw since opening night.
