AMERICAN LEAGUE Zito has a K-day against Indians

Jake Westbrook fell to 0-5 lifetime against the Oakland A's.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- When Barry Zito reached 108 pitches after six innings, he approached Ken Macha and assured his manager he'd be fine to go one more.
The way things were going, Macha had no doubts.
Zito struck out 10 for the first time in more than a year and Erubiel Durazo hit his career-high 22nd home run, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Cleveland Indians 1-0 Sunday night.
Zito (11-10) had not reached double digits in strikeouts since fanning 10 at Minnesota on May 27, 2003. He had struck out nine twice this season.
"I think I just found I relaxed a little more," Zito said. "I think I put too much pressure on myself early in the year to be dominant."
Another adjustment
He also worked on elevating his fastball between starts, and it worked wonders.
After the A's rallied to win 5-4 Saturday on consecutive eighth-inning home runs by rookies Bobby Crosby and Nick Swisher, Zito gave Oakland one of his best performances this year, allowing four hits in seven scoreless innings. His 125 pitches were his second-most ever -- he threw 128 at Cleveland on Aug. 21, 2000.
Chris Hammond, Chad Bradford and Octavio Dotel completed the six-hit shutout. Dotel pitched the ninth for his 20th save in 25 chances, striking out Coco Crisp looking to end the game with runners on first and second.
"I thought it was important to prove to Macha that I could go out after 100 pitches and still have a quality inning," Zito said. "It was big."
Especially since Zito left his previous start last week against Boston after 61/3 innings and 119 pitches.
The A's maintained their two-game AL West lead over Anaheim, which beat the Chicago White Sox 11-0. Oakland plays its final 20 games against the division, starting tonight with the opener of a four-game series against Texas.
The home run
Durazo connected with one out in the second, sending a 1-0 changeup from Jake Westbrook (12-8) over the center-field wall. He surpassed his home run total of 21 from last season, and the A's improved to 14-5 in games in which he homers.
Cleveland won the season series 6-3, but Westbrook fell to 0-5 in seven career meetings with the A's.
"One pitch, one mistake, and it cost us," said Westbrook, who allowed only one run on five hits and struck out six in eight innings. "I threw the ball well and got out of some jams."