The Detroit Tigers hadn't scored in 17 innings against the Oakland Athletics.
Finally, in Wednesday's eighth inning, Miguel Cabrera snapped the scoreless drought with an RBI double to the right-field corner. But the Tigers didn't advance a runner into scoring position over the first seven innings and were held to four hits in a 12-3 loss to the Athletics at Comerica Park, handing the A's the series win despite the worst record in baseball, at 25-63.
The Tigers (37-48) need to win Thursday to avoid a three-game series sweep, after losing 1-0 in extra innings in Tuesday's series opener, but right-hander Michael Lorenzen has a 6.