Riley Greene, fresh off the I.L., homered in the 7th to break a 2-2 tie, leading the Tigers to a 4-2 win over the visiting Oakland A's. Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in 2, and Kyle Dutcher also homered for the Tigers. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings, earning his 7th win of the season.
Trailing 2-1 in the seventh, Spencer Torkelson hit a 2 run home run to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead, and they cruised to a 5-2 win. Torkelson had 3 RBI in the game. Casey Mize started, and pitched well, but didn't record the decision. Andrew Chafin earned the win in relief.
Jonathan Schoop (4), Miguel Cabrera (7) and Javier Baez (11) homered, as the Tigers beat the A's 7-1. Schoop had 3 RBI. Tarik Skubal went seven strong innings for his 6th win of the season.
The A's took a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th, but couldn't put the Tigers away. Riley Greene hit a 2 run home run, his second of the season, to cut the A's lead to 4-3. Victor Reyes then tripled to center, putting the tying run on 3rd, with no outs. A sac fly to left off the bat of Eric Haase tied the game. Kyle Dutcher then doubled to right, putting the winning run on second. Jonathan Schoop walked off the A's with a long single, scoring Dutcher, for a 5-4 Tiger win, and series sweep.
The Tigers (34-5) are now just one win away from matching their 35-5 start in 1984.
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