Tigers Sweep, Valencia Hits First HR | Oakland Athletics News

Eduardo Valencia stunned the baseball world by crushing a home run in his very first at-bat, becoming the 10th Detroit Tiger ever to do so and helping seal a 4-1 rout over the Athletics. Framber Valdez dominated with a season-high nine strikeouts and seven innings of shutout baseball, while Kenley Jansen locked it down for his 11th save. The Tigers’ five-game win streak and three-series sweep have them surging — 21-12 since June 1 and just 4.5 games behind first place in the AL Central. Jake Rogers and Zach McKinstry added homers, while the A’s struggled offensively and lost Zack Gelof to injury. This is a team on fire — and the momentum is building fast. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6701d02fd5b2c380