Tigers take the series with 9-1 win

For the second day in a row, the Detroit Tigers pitching staff came to play against a previously hot A’s offense.

Yesterday it was Brant Hurter putting the Tigers bullpen on his back; today it was Ty Madden coming in relief of Beau Brieske — A.J. Hinch’s opener for the evening. Both Madden, Brieske and the rest of the Tigers staff left the A’s offense with more questions than answers stifling them for just a singular run for the second day in a row. Detroit won the game 9-1 and took the series as a result.

The Tigers drew first blood in the third thanks to a Trey Sweeney solo shot. A Kerry Carpenter RBI single later in the inning grew the lead to 2-0. In the fourth it was Sweeney picking up…