A’s sweep Bucs

June 27, 2010 at 7:45p.m.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kurt Suzuki homered with two outs in the eighth inning after a dropped foul popup and the Oakland Athletics beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Sunday for a sweep.

With the score 2-all, Pirates reliever Evan Meek (3-2) struck out the first two batters in the eighth. Suzuki followed with a pop that catcher Jason Jaramillo dropped for an error.

Two pitches later, Suzuki hit his 10th home run.

The A’s won their third straight after losing seven of their previous eight. Pittsburgh lost its sixth in a row.

Craig Breslow (3-1) pitched the eighth to pick up the win. Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth for his 14th save.

Full story appears in Monday’s edition of The Vindicator.