Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics

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Detroit Tigers

71-71, 36-37 Away

Final
6 - 7

Oakland Athletics

62-80, 36-37 Home

Seth Brown hits walk-off RBI single in 13th inning and Athletics beat Tigers 7-6

The teams went back-and-forth in extras. Both scored their automatic runner in the 10th and then put up two runs each in the 11th. Parker Meadows hit a two-out, two-run double but Brown responded with a two-run homer. In the 12th, Riley Greene drove in a run with a single for the Tigers and Brent Rooker evened it with a sacrifice fly.

It was the A's third walk-off win of the week, and manager Mark Kotsay joked that his beard was getting whiter.

“Tonight was a team effort, and we went down to just about everybody on the roster,” Kotsay said.

Grant Holman (1-1) recorded his first career win after pitching the last two innings, striking out Meadows with the bases loaded.

Brown, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the 11th, drove in automatic runner JJ Bleday with a hit down the right field line off Beau Brieske (2-4). It was Brown's second walk-off hit of the homestand.

The 32-year-old had a stint in Triple-A Las Vegas after struggling earlier this season, but entered the game batting .424 over his last nine games.

“On a night like tonight, everybody’s out there, everybody’s doing their best to win the game and do their part,” Brown said. “So when your number is called, you've got to be ready to go and give your 100%."

The loss was a setback for the Tigers' playoff hopes as they fell five and a half games back of the final American League wild-card spot.

“(Facing) a team like that, who's in the race, it’s huge for us," Brown said. “It's a confidence builder for us.”

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal allowed two runs on nine hits in five-plus innings, striking out seven. It was likely a sentimental start for the native of nearby Hayward who grew up going to games at the Coliseum.

“Obviously a tough loss," Skubal said. “You want to win the games you play in. I got ‘baseball-ed' a little bit, but that’s part of the game. You move on.”

A’s starter Mitch Spence scattered eight hits in four-plus innings, giving up one run.

Daz Cameron had an RBI single in the sixth to give Oakland a 2-1 lead. The Tigers evened the score in the seventh when Greene scored on a wild pitch.

Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the fifth on three consecutive one-out singles by Meadows, Jace Jung and Greene.

“That was a winnable game. we kind of did it to ourselves in a couple of situations,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. "Games get a little bit crazy here, and with extra innings and all the extra runners and things like that — it was a tough loss."

Oakland answered in the bottom half of the fifth on a two-out RBI triple by Jacob Wilson.

A’s leadoff hitter Lawrence Butler had three hits to extend his hit streak to 16 games.

The A’s, who will play their games in Sacramento next season ahead of a planned move to Las Vegas in 2028, drew 14,669 in the opener of the final series of their penultimate homestand. Kotsay didn't want to speculate about the atmosphere in Sacramento, but he noted that the fans in Oakland were heard on Friday.

“There's something about this place that’s special when they come out and they get behind us, and tonight was one of those nights you just felt the energy continue to build,” Kotsay said. “They didn’t leave when we went down two in extra innings. They kept believing. This is one of the better wins for us this year.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Athletics: IF Tyler Soderstrom (left wrist), who is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas hit a two-run homer and went 1 for 3 on Thursday.

Tigers: RHP Reese Olson (right shoulder strain) pitched two scoreless innings in a rehab game with Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, and is expected to throw a bullpen soon, manager AJ Hinch said.

LHP Brant Hurter (1-3, 3.25 ERA) is scheduled to start the second game of the series for the Tigers, opposite LHP Brady Basso (0-0, 5.40 ERA)

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Matchup Prediction

Athletics: 37.7%

Tigers: 62.3%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	13th Inning	Brown singled to right, Bleday scored.
	13th Inning	Gray struck out swinging.
	13th Inning	Meadows struck out swinging.
	13th Inning	Rogers walked, McKinstry to second, Keith to third.
	13th Inning	Sweeney popped out to second.
	13th Inning	McKinstry walked.

Statistics

DET		OAK
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
17	Ground Balls	18
17	Strikeouts	12
5	Runs Batted In	7
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
12	Hits	15
0	Stolen Bases	1
5	Walks	1
0	Catcher Interference	0
6	Runs	7
1	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	1
50	At Bats	49
0	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
27	Runners Left On Base	26
0	Triples	1
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
1	Intentional Walks	0
3	Doubles	2
16	Fly Balls	20
0	Caught Stealing	0
201	Pitches	186
0	Games Started	0
2	Pinch At Bats	2
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
15	Total Bases	22
55	Plate Appearances	51
0.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
3	Extra Base Hits	4
4.6	Runs Created	6.8
.240	Batting Average	.306
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.500
.300	Slugging Percentage	.449
.160	Secondary Average	.184
.309	On Base Percentage	.314
.609	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.763
1.1	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.9
3.2	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	5.1
40.0	Batter Rating	53.5
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	49.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.65	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.65
.060	Isolated Power	.143
0.29	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.08
.091	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.020
-.080	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.122
11.0	Runs Produced	14.0
0.8	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.5
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.4
84.5	MLB Rating	99.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0