A's kept quiet against Tigers' Fulmer

Michael Alonso drives in Jed Lowrie on a sharp grounder to right field, cutting the A's deficit to 5-1Detroit was granted two unearned runs in the third inning, before padding its lead in the sixth courtesy of Jim Adduci's bases-clearing triple off A's starter Andrew Triggs, who was on the hook for three earned runs (five total) and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Jim Adduci smokes a ball down the right-field line for a bases-clearing triple, extending the Tigers' lead to 5-0The Tigers added a run in the eighth with another run-scoring triple -- this time from Jose Iglesias -- to spoil the A's debut of reliever Josh Smith, who allowed two runs. Oakland has dropped nine of its last 11, its lone…