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Duchscherer Sharp Before Leaving for As

Posted Apr 5, 08 3:06 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Justin Duchscherer allowed one run in five innings in his first start since 2003, helping the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night that was tempered by the right-hander leaving the game with biceps tendinitis. Duchscherer, who had season-ending surgery on his right hip last July, retired the first 11 batters he faced.

A reliever the past four years before an offseason trade that sent staff ace Dan Haren to Arizona and opened a spot in the A's rotation, Duchscherer struck out six and walked two. He left in the sixth after giving up back-to-back singles to Kelly Shoppach and Grady Sizemore. Cleveland starter Paul Byrd also had his problems, but they weren't physical.

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Oakland Athletics' Daric Barton, left, breaks up a double play with Cleveland Indians shortstop Jhonny Peralta during the third inning. The Athletics' Mike Sweeney was safe at first base.   ((AP Photo/Ben Margot))
Oakland Athletics starter Justin Duchscherer pitches against the Hanshin Tigers in the first inning of their exhibition baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, March 23, 2008.   ((AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi))
Cleveland Indians' Paul Byrd follows through on a pitch to Oakland Athletics' Travis Buck, right, during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, April 4, 2008, in Oakland, Calif.   ((AP Photo/Ben Margot))
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