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OAKLAND — The A’s installed a “Holy Toledo” sign beyond the center field wall at the Coliseum that’s meant to light up after a great play. All they did Friday was save on the electric bill. Highlights were few and far between in a 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers that opened a six-game homestand. Rather than build on a morale-boosting win in Minnesota the day before, the A’s reverted to old habits Friday. Squandered scoring opportunities and defensive miscues marked their ninth loss in the past 11 games. Oakland went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position, failing to break through against 2016 American League Rookie of the Year Michael Fulmer (3-1). The Tigers right-hander went eight innings Continue to Article

May 06, 2017 3:15:am EST

Michael Fulmer got some advice in the dugout from catcher James McCann after the second inning Friday night. McCann told Fulmer to use a steady diet of changeups - prudent guidance for the 2016 AL Rookie of the Year. Fulmer pitched eight innings of two-run ball after his start was pushed back a day due to rain, Jim Adduci hit a bases-loaded triple and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2. Continue to Article

May 06, 2017 2:00:am EST

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Michael Fulmer got some advice in the dugout from catcher James McCann after the second inning Friday night. McCann told Fulmer to use a steady diet of changeups - prudent guidance for the 2016 AL Rookie of the Year. Fulmer pitched eight innings of two-run ball after his start was pushed back a day due to rain, Jim Adduci hit a bases-loaded triple and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2. "We leaned on it quite a bit," Fulmer said of the changeup. "We got quite a few ground balls. A few of them found holes, but I was happy with the way it kept them off balance. That's all Mac. He trusts it, so I trust it." Fulmer (3-1) struck out nine and walked two after having Continue to Article

May 06, 2017 1:12:am EST

OAKLAND — The A’s installed a “Holy Toledo” sign beyond the center field wall at the Coliseum that’s meant to light up after a great play. All they did Friday was save on the electric bill. Highlights were few and far between in a 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers that opened a six-game homestand. Rather than build on a morale-boosting win in Minnesota the day before, the A’s reverted to old habits Friday. Squandered scoring opportunities and defensive miscues marked their ninth loss in the past 11 games. Oakland went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position, failing to break through against 2016 American League Rookie of the Year Michael Fulmer (3-1). The Tigers right-hander went eight innings Continue to Article

May 06, 2017 1:01:am EST

OAKLAND — A return home failed to alleviate what ails the Athletics Friday night in a 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers at the Coliseum. Jim Adduci hit a bases loaded triple in the top of the sixth inning before a crowd of 17,519 to break it open against Athletics starter Andrew Triggs, who up until that inning had given up only a pair of unearned runs. The Athletics, coming off a 2-7 home stand and 2-9 in their last 11 games, managed a single unearned run in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Yonder Alonso. Alonso also doubled home a run in the eighth inning. Michael Fulmer was the winning pitcher for Detroit, scattering eight hits and giving up one earned run with nine strikeout  in eight innings Continue to Article

May 06, 2017 1:01:am EST