Well if it’s not everything, it’s at least one thing. The Tigers fought back after a shaky first inning from their rookie starter, but fittingly, their best reliever entering the season blew a tie game in the eighth and went on to lose 5-3 as the A’s took the series four games to one.
In fairness, it was another shoddy performance from the offense, who cashed in a few runs but still went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Not good enough.
Things started off pretty poorly for Beau Brieske in this one. Throughout a long first inning, in which the A’s scored three, the young right-hander struggled to locate anything.