The Moustache Gang A's made quick work of the punchless Reds, holding Cincinnati to just six runs in the four games.
Game One: Athletics 1, Reds 0: Ken Holtzman and Eppa Rixey pitched their way in and out of trouble for seven innings without surrending a tally. Rico Carty pinch hit for Holtzman to lead off the top of the eighth and doubled. Bill North immediately singled in pinch-runner Ted Kubiak, and Darold Knowles spun two perfect frames to nail down the opening win.
Game Two: Athletics 4, Reds 2: Ray Fosse homered in the third, and the A's added single tallies in the fourth, fifth and seventh. The Reds scored a pair in the sixth, with Edd Roush leading off with a double and Rube Bressler following with a triple, eventually scoring on a two-out boot by Bert Campaneris. Catfish Hunter went eight innings for the win.
Game Three: Athletics 9. Reds 3: Joe Rudi collected three hits and three RBIs, and Gene Tenace hit a pair of doubles and drove in two runs with his three hits to back Vida Blue. North scored a pair of runs.
Game Four: Athletics 5, Reds 1: Blue Moon Odom provided five innings of one-run ball, and Paul Lindblad ate up the final four innings for the long save. Rudi homered in the fourth and drove in two more in a four-run fifth inning.
Projected rotation: The sweep gives the A's full rest, so all pitchers will be available for the start of Round 2. The A's will replace Carty on the roster with Vic Davalillo, giving Oakland a legitimate pinch runner on its bench.
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