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The Oakland A’s win streak had to end sometime, and that’s precisely what it did on Saturday as they fell to the Tigers, 7-3. I’m sure they would have preferred the loss come against anyone other than Detroit and their ace Justin Verlander since that’s the same combination that knocked them out in the ALDS last postseason, but that’s how it all lined up.
Verlander, who allowed one run over six innings, got plenty of support from his offense in the win. Torri Hunter, Prince Fielder and Jhonny Peralta all homered off Brett Anderson before his fifth inning departure to give the former Cy Young a 5-1 run lead. Oakland never challenged the rest of the afternoon, and Anderson gladly takes responsibility.
”I never really got into a rhythm,” Anderson said. ”Solo home runs don’t usually beat you. The three-run homer was kind of the tip of the iceberg. That’s a good lineup. I made some mistakes and they made me pay for them.”
The A’s were a little short-handed as well thanks to injuries suffered in Friday night’s win. Left fielder Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the 15-day disabled list before the game with a strained muscle in his left hand. Fellow outfielder Coco Crisp is dealing with a strained left groin and continues to be day-to-day.
