Gio Urshela’s two-out double in the eighth inning brought in the go-ahead run as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics in their homer opener 5-4 on Friday. Matt Vierling and Mark Canha hit solo homers for Detroit. Spencer Torkelson doubled twice, scored two runs and drove in another for the Tigers, who are off to a 6-1 start.
Detroit Tigers ’ Gio Urshela connects for a RBI double during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics , Friday, April 5, 2024, in Detroit. Detroit Tigers pitcher Alex Lange greets catcher Jake Rogers after the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics , Friday, April 5, 2024, in Detroit.
“It builds self belief that we are gritty and we can win, no matter what,” Torkelson said. “Obviously, we’d like it to be 10-1 but sometimes it’s going to be 4-3, 5-4. Whatever it is, we believe we can win.” After Oakland tied the game at 4-all with two runs in the seventh, Urshela delivered his decisive double off Lucas Erceg to bring in Torkelson, who led off with a double.Michael Busch homers for Chicago Cubs against former team
“He was really in the zone the first five innings,” Oakland manager Mark Kotsay said of Skubal. “His changeup was really effective. In the sixth, he started to lose a little bit of command and then we took advantage of the mistake in the zone.”
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