Oakland Ends Home Skid Against Tigers With 6-2 Win
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) -- Dallas Braden allowed an unearned run in five innings before leaving with stiffness in his pitching shoulder, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Saturday night for their second home win this season.
David DeJesus and Hideki Matsui had two hits apiece as Oakland knocked around Detroit ace Justin Verlander with five doubles.
The Athletics, who committed their major league-leading 17th error, dropped the first two games on this homestand and were 1-4 at the Coliseum before ending Detroit's four-game winning streak.
Victor Martinez singled and doubled for the Tigers.
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