The Oakland Athletics ended their longest road trip of the season with a 5-5 record as they fell 7-3 to the Detroit Tigers in the getaway day contest. The Athletics head back home to Oakland for Sean Manaea's debut Friday night vs. the division rival Houston Astros.
On a cold northeast day, the A's lost 7-3 to the Detroit Tigers behind a rough outing from Chris Bassitt. Bassitt yielded all 7 runs (all earned) and the bats did not make the most of a season high 9 walks. The loss drops what was a very promising 10 game road trek to an acceptable-but-not-exciting .