Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Josh Donaldson's go-ahead RBI single in a two- run bottom of the eighth inning helped the Oakland Athletics rally past the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game set.

Donaldson went 4-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for Oakland, which rallied from a 4-0 deficit in its second straight win since losing four of its previous five.

Shelley Duncan hit a grand slam in the fourth inning for Cleveland, which has dropped three straight and five of its last seven.

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