The Oakland Athletics (32-61) will host the Detroit Tigers (37-55), Thursday at 3:37 PM ET, in the first of a two-game series.
The Athletics (+108 underdog on the moneyline to win) play at home against the Tigers (-125). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Detroit Tigers looking to Tarik Skubal (6-8), and Zach Logue taking the ball for the Oakland Athletics.
The Tigers’ matchup Thursday versus the Guardians ended in a 10-0 loss. Eric Haase went 2-for-3 with a double in the defeat, while Michael Pineda threw two innings, giving up eight earned runs on nine hits while striking out one en route to taking the loss.
Thursday, the Athletics beat the Astros 4-3. A.J. Puk was the winning pitcher after throwing one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one. Chad Pinder led the Athletics’ offense, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.