The Oakland Athletics leaned on pitching Daniel Kilgore Color Rush Jersey , defense and Jed Lorier17;s clutch hitting to overcome their lack of a long ball.
Lowrie hit an RBI double in the fourth inning and Chris Bassitt pitched six innings to help Oakland beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Wednesday night.
The Ar17;s did not clear the fences, ending their major league-record streak at 27 road games.
r1;We put home run swings on them,r1; manager Bob Melvin said. r1;We just didnr17;t get rewarded for them.r1;
Detroitr17;s JaCoby Jones leaped to catch a ball Matt Olson sent over the wall in left in the second inning and Leonys Martin made a pair of catches deep in center field with his back to the plate.
r1;Anywhere else those are home runs,r1; Melvin said.
Lowrie did his part at the plate again with a game-winning RBI for the third straight game. He drove in a tiebreaking run in the top of the ninth inning the previous two wins against the Tigers.
r1;In games when they were close and you need a big at-bat, her17;s been giving it to us all year,r1; Melvin said. r1;After a little bit of struggle to be able to do it the way he has on this trip has been borderline spectacular.r1;
Bassitt (1-3) gave up two hits and five walks while striking out five. He had lost nine straight since his last win in the majors in 2015.
The right-hander expected to have control problems after being in multiple states in recent days.
r1;Ir17;m just racking up the frequent flier miles,r1; Bassitt said.
Yusmeiro Petit entered in the seventh for his first of two innings and Jose Iglesias, the first to face the reliever, hit an infield single his stolen base was over turned by video review. Lou Trivino pitched the ninth for his second save in three chances, sealing the shutout.
Mike Fiers (5-5) allowed a run on five hits and one walk over seven innings as Detroit lost its eighth straight game.
r1;This happens with young guys,r1; Tigers bench coach Steve Liddle said. r1;The team starts to struggle and they start trying to do too much. A lot of our guys are new to the majors either this year or last year.r1;
Joe Jimenez kept Detroit within a run in the eighth before the Ar17;s gave themselves a bigger cushion against Alex Wilson. Josh Phegley and Dustin Fowler hit RBI doubles in the ninth off Wilson, putting Oakland ahead 3-0.
OUT OF HERE
Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected after the third inning for arguing with home plate umpire Lance Barksdale.
r1;Ron saw a couple things he didnr17;t like and he had to protect our player,r1; bench coach Steve Liddle said. r1;And, thatr17;s why your17;re talking to me.r1;
ALSO OUT
The Tigers fired pitching coach Chris Bosio, saying he made insensitive comments to another employee of the team.
r1;I have to take seriously what the comments were,r1; Tigers general manager Al Avila said, declining to give details. r1;And, the action we took was appropriate.r1;
The Tigers promoted bullpen coach Rick Anderson to replace Bosio. Roving pitching instructor A.J. Sager will be the teamr17;s bullpen coach until Triple-A Toledo pitching coach Jeff Pico takes his place next week.
TRAINERr17;S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Trevor Cahill, on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right Achilles tendon is scheduled for another bullpen Friday.
ROSTER MOVE
The Ar17;s put RHP Daniel Mengden on the 10-day DL, retroactive to June 25, with a sprained right foot and recalled Bassitt from Triple-A Nashville. Mengden (6-6) has started 16 games, tying LHP Sean Manaea for the team lead.
UP NEXT
Manaea (7-6) will be pitching to help his team sweep the four-game series while Detroit counters with RHP Michael Fulmer (3-6).
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BALTIMORE r12; Don Mattingly and Buck Showalter have a long association with each other, going back to their days as minor league teammates with the New York Yankees.
Their relationship continued from 1990 to 1995 when Showalter coached and then managed Mattingly during his final six seasons with the Yankees, culminating in New Yorkr17;s first playoff appearance since 1981.
These days, both are presiding over last-place teams.
Things are better for Mattinglyr17;s Miami Marlins, who go for a three-game sweep Sunday at Camden Yards over Showalterr17;s Baltimore Orioles, who are on a nine-game losing streak.
The Marlins opened the series with a 2-0 victory and followed by getting two homers to center field from J.T. Realmuto in Saturdayr17;s 5-4 win.
Realmuto drove in four runs and posted his fourth multi-homer game for the Marlins (28-43), who are 8-4 in their last 12 games and within striking distance of the fourth-place New York Mets in the National League East.
r0;JTr17;s been great on both sides defensively and offensively calling the game Josh Sitton Color Rush Jersey , everything about himr17;s been great,r1; Mattingly told reporters.
Realmuto missed the first three weeks of the season with a bruised back but is hitting .309 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs.
Meanwhile, Baltimore is on its longest losing streak since also dropping nine straight in July 2011 when Showalter was in his first full season at the helm.
The Orioles (19-50) also tied the 2007 club record with their 11th straight home loss. Their next setback will give them a double-digit losing streak for the first time since May 26-June 5, 2010 r12; two months before Showalter took the job.
Manny Machado is doing his part for the worst team in baseball by hitting .308 with 18 homers and 52 RBIs. He drove in two runs Saturday and Jonathan Schoop homered.
Chris Davis, who is batting .150 with 86 strikeouts, has yet to see an at-bat in the series and could sit again Sunday for the Orioles, who own a .225 team average.
r0;Ir17;d love to get back Chris Davis that we all know her17;s capable of,r1; Showalter told reporters Friday. r0;It hasnr17;t been there this year, but with kind of a new approach and some new things your17;re trying, all of a sudden you do it.r1;
The Orioles lost 50 of their first 68 games for the first time since 1988 when they opened with 21 straight losses. Baltimore also is 28 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees in the American League East.
On a team with a 4.88 ERA, Dylan Bundy (4-7, 3.66 ERA) is the closest thing to an ace for Baltimore. Bundy turned in eight scoreless innings when he allowed three hits Monday in Baltimorer17;s 2-0 loss in 12 innings to the Boston Red Sox.
Bundyr17;s last start occurred after he pitched seven sharp innings in a 1-0 victory over the New York Mets on June 6 at Citi Field.
Monday was the fourth time this season that Bundy did not allow a run.. He has not given up a run in 17 innings since Washingtonr17;s Mark Reynolds homered off him in the fourth inning on May 29.
r0;You could say that (itr17;s a good run),r1; Bundy told reporters. r0;Body feels good, arm feels great. Just taking the ball every five days and trying to give our team a chance to win.r1;
Sunday is Bundyr17;s first career appearance against the Marlins. In seven (six starts) interleague games, he is 4-2 with a 2.39 ERA.
Trevor Richards (1-3, 4.41 ERA) will make his eighth career start for Miami after his first career victory.
Richards picked up his first win Tuesday when he allowed one run and two hits in six innings of a 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
On a team looking for young pitching, Richards has been among the more positive developments. Richards, undrafted out of Drury College, was Miamir17;s minor league pitcher of the year in 2017 in at two levels and made his major league debut April 2.
In his seven starts, Richards has allowed three runs or fewer five times and owns two scoreless outings on April 14 against the Pittsburgh Pirates and April 25 at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
r0;Her17;s been a good story, her17;s thrown the ball well,r1; Mattingly told reporters. r0;Obviously, pitcher of the year last year in the minor leagues, really good reports on his makeup and how he works, competes, and pays attention, so itr17;s good to see guys like that have success.r1;
