DETROIT (Interstat) — Tarik Skubal struck out nine over five innings, allowing one earned run, as the Detroit Tigers beat the Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday, July 7, at Comerica Park.

Colt Keith opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning. The Tigers broke the game open with four runs in the sixth, highlighted by Ben Malgeri’s RBI double and Matt Vierling’s two-run double. Kevin McGonigle added a run-scoring single. Detroit totaled eight hits.

The Athletics answered with a solo home run by Henry Bolte in the third inning. Shea Langeliers drove in Bolte with a single in the seventh. J.T. Ginn took the loss, allowing two earned runs over four innings with four strikeouts.

Jacob Waguespack tossed two scoreless innings in relief for Detroit, and Kyle Finnegan and Drew Anderson each pitched a hitless frame. Skubal improved to 5-4; Ginn fell to 7-5. Attendance was 28,736, and the game lasted 2:46. Both teams are 41-50.