WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Keider Montero tossed six scoreless innings, Eduardo Valencia drove in four runs and the Detroit Tigers blanked the Athletics 11-0 on Sunday afternoon at Sutter Health Park.

Montero (8-6) allowed two hits and struck out two over six innings. Valencia doubled twice and finished 2 for 5 with four RBIs. Spencer Torkelson went 2 for 5 with three RBIs. James Outman homered in the ninth.

Detroit scored two runs in the first inning, four in the fourth, four in the eighth and one in the ninth. The Tigers finished with 12 hits and the Athletics had seven. Gage Jump (4-7) took the loss. Drew Anderson, Enmanuel De Jesus and Tyler Holton each pitched in relief for Detroit. Elvis Alvarado, Hogan Harris and Hayden Juenger worked in relief for the Athletics.

The Tigers improved to 54-58, while the Athletics dropped to 45-67. Attendance was 8,237, and the game lasted 3:13.