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Tigers ace Tarik Skubal struck out 12 in a tough loss vs the Athletics, admitting that 'unlucky' moments cost them the game.
Riley Greene hit his first career grand slam to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead in the third inning, sending it 471 feet to center.
Shea Langeliers hit his second career grand slam and Colby Thomas added a solo homer — all in a five-run seventh inning — as the Athletics rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3.
The Athletics surprised the Tigers with an 8-3 victory after trailing 3-0 early in the opening game of the series. Detroit has lost back-to-back games and hasn’t lost three consecutive games in 28 contests. The A’s are 7-3 in the last 10 games and 4-3 over the past seven home games.
Shea Langeliers hit a grand slam off left-hander Tarik Skubal in the seventh inning, leading to an 8-3 loss to the Athletics.
Justin Sterner replaced Bido in the top of the fourth. Bido’s final line was three full innings, four earned runs on three hits, two walks and five strikeouts. The walks and the Greene bomb did him in both on driving up his pitch count but also the four earned runs. Sterner sent the Tigers down 1-2-3.
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With two outs in the top of the first, Kerry Carpenter singled, but the Tigers would ultimately leave him stranded. Things got off to an early bad start for Morton and the Tigers in the bottom of the first.
Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 48th and 49th home runs, setting a single-season record for catchers, as the Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics 11-4.