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Detroit Tigers lose 9-3 to Oakland Athletics, finish with 12-14 record in August

Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal slowly walked back to the dugout and into the clubhouse.

The rookie had just made the final out in the fifth inning, striking out Chad Pinder on three pitches. But one batter earlier, Mark Canha put the Oakland Athletics ahead by five runs with an opposite-field two-run homer to right.

It wasn't a pleasant night for Skubal.

And the Tigers couldn't recover from Skubal's struggles in an 9-3 loss in Tuesday's series opener at Comerica Park. They have dropped four games in a row and five of their past six, finishing 12-14 during August after three consecutive winning months in May (14-13), June (14-13) and July (14-12).