Javier Báez had a two-run single within the first inning, All-Star Michael Lorenzen mixed with three relievers on a four-hitter and the Detroit Tigers routed to the Oakland Athletics 9-0 Thursday.
Jake Marisnick homered and drove in two runs for the Tigers, who pitched their fifth shutout of the season.
“This was a good bounce-back from the boys,” Marisnick stated. “I think we did a good job of sticking to an approach, which let us grind out some at-bats,”
Oakland has been blanked 10 occasions and was held to 4 hits or fewer for the sixteenth time.
Lorenzen (3-6) allowed three hits in 5 innings, struck out 4 and walked none, throwing solely 60 pitches.
“This felt good,” he stated. “I’ve been working a lot of pitching with two strikes – trying not to throw the ball down the middle – and that was good today.”
PHOTOS: Báez’s 2-run single in 1st begins Tigers to 9-0 rout of A’s. tenth time Oakland shut out
Tyler Holton, Brendan White and Chasen Shreve adopted.
“We felt pretty good with a 7-0 lead, and we wanted to send Michael off to Seattle on a good note,” Tigers supervisor A.J. Hinch stated. “We had a rested bullpen for what seems like the first time all year, and their lineup worked well for us to get him out of the game.”
Hinch additionally rested Báez for the final two innings on a day with a gametime temperature of 83.
“He got on base four times, including a walk, so that was his reward,” Hinch stated. “It was hot out there – that’s as bad as it has been all season.”
Oakland had gained 4 of 5, outscoring the Tigers 13-3 within the first two video games of the collection. The A’s are 31-6 (.838) towards Detriot because the begin of the 2017 season, together with 19-3 at Comerica Park. At 25-64 general this 12 months, Oakland is on tempo to complete 46-116, essentially the most losses because the 2003 Tigers went 43-119.
Rookie Hogan Harris (2-3) allowed a career-high seven runs, eight hits and 4 walks in 4 2/3 innings.
“He pounded the strike zone and they hit him,” A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay stated. “They had a really good approach and he just couldn’t get the strikeouts or the ground balls that he needed.”
Detroit boosted its result in 4-0 within the third on Kerry Carpenter’s RBI single and Jonathan Schoop’s sacrifice fly.
Zack Short and Marisnek opened the fourth with back-to-back doubles, and Matt Vierling’s RBI single opened a six-run lead.
Marisnek homered within the sixth off Rico Garcia, Marisnick’s second house run this season.
MOVES
Tigers left-hander Anthony Misiewicz was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees and assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Tigers optioned utilityman Tyler Nevin and left-hander Zach Logue to Triple-A Toledo after the sport. They plan to activate right-hander Alex Faedo (proper center finger discomfort) and outfielder Akil Baddoo (strained proper quadriceps) from the injured record earlier than Friday’s recreation towards Toronto.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Oakland OF Esteury Ruiz didn’t play after jamming a shoulder within the sixth inning of Wednesday’s 12-3 win and was scheduled for a MRI. … 1B Ryan Noda was out of the lineup with an sickness however might have pinch hit in a better recreation. .. CF Ramón Laureano (fractured hand) is out of his splint and has begun swinging a bat.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: RHP Luis Medina (2-7, 6.37) pitches Friday’s opener at Boston.
Tigers: Faedo (1-3, 5.54) is to have his first outing since May 31. RHP Alek Manoah (1-7. 6.36) begins for the Blue Jays, the 2022 All-Star’s first look since he was despatched to the Blue Jays’ Florida Complex League on June 6 after he couldn’t get out of the primary inning towards the Houston Astros the day before today.
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