Valencia’s Historic Debut Home Run | Oakland News

Eduardo Valencia stunned the baseball world with a 425-foot home run in his very first at-bat, becoming the 10th Detroit Tiger ever to do it — and it sealed a 4-1 win over the Athletics, sweeping the series. Called up from Triple-A Toledo just hours earlier, the 26-year-old catcher delivered as a pinch-hitter in the 7th, helping the Tigers notch their third straight series win and extend their hot streak to five games. Framber Valdez dominated with a season-high nine strikeouts over seven innings, while Kenley Jansen locked it down for his 11th save. Jake Rogers and Zach McKinstry also went deep, fueling an offense on fire. The A’s struggled, with starter Jack Perkins yielding early and Zack Gelof exiting with a knee injury — now they’ll look to rebound fast. Tigers are just 4.5 games behind first in AL Central, and this team is finding its groove. 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/e5e870c6a6bee8ab