Aaron Civale pitches Athletics past Guardians to avoid sweep

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Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom hit home runs and Aaron Civale tossed six innings of one-run ball as the Athletics defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 7-1 in West Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday.

Jeff McNeil had a team-high three RBIs as the A's avoided the sweep in the series finale, having lost to Cleveland 8-5 and 14-6 on Friday and Saturday.