Sunday, March 4, 2012

Hafner hits 3-run homer as Indians top A's 12-4

After an extended outage, Travis Hafner may be getting his power back.

Hafner's three-run homer onto a sidewalk beyond the right-field wall capped Cleveland's eight-run second inning off Jason Jennings and sent the Indians to a 12-4 win over a split squad of Oakland Athletics on Saturday.

Hafner homered for the second time in three days, launching the type of deep shot the Indians hope to see from him during the regular season. Coming off shoulder surgery, Cleveland's designated hitter hit just 16 homers last season _ 26 fewer than his career high in 2006.

"We all felt that it was a matter of him being healthy and this was going to …

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