DETROIT — For weeks, the A’s have been searching for a way to win on the road.
As it turns out, taking a cross-country flight from Seattle to Detroit during a three-game losing streak for a 1 p.m. series-opening matchup with the Tigers was just the remedy.
The A’s (20-25) exploded offensively with 16 hits and five home runs and Oakland starting pitcher Chris Bassitt gave up just four hits and struck out seven in eight scoreless innings to pick up his second win of the year, a 17-3 thrashing of Detroit (18-24).
Catcher Josh Phegley was 4-for-5 with a home run, double and four RBI, Jurickson Profar hit his first career grand slam and Marcus Semien added a three-run homer in the seventh.