A’s top Tigers on Lowrie’s homer in ninth
DETROIT — Jed Lowrie hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the top of the ninth inning to lift Oakland to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday on a historic day for Athletics starter Edwin Jackson.
Jackson allowed a run and six hits in six innings in his first appearance for the A’s, tying a record by playing for his 13th major-league team. Called up from tripleA, the 34-year-old righty matched the mark for most clubs set by former reliever Octavio Dotel.
The A’s trailed 4-1 after Detroit’s Nicholas Castellanos hit a three-run homer in the seventh, but Oakland scored three in the eighth off Joe Jimenez to tie it. Then Lowrie connected for his 12th home run of the year, barely fair down the line in right field off Shane Greene (2-4).
Lou Trivino (6-1) got the win in relief, and Blake Treinen pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances.
ROYALS 2, ANGELS 0: Brad Keller (2-2) pitched seven innings of two-hit The Royals’ Rosell Herrera is tagged out by Angels second baseman Ian Kinsler trying to steal in the sixth inning.
ball, Lucas Duda and Rosell Herrera drove in the only runs and host Kansas City beat Los Angeles in the makeup of a game that was frozen out in April. Kevin McCarthy struck out Chris Young and retired Ian Kinsler to strand a runner on third base in the eighth, and Wily Peralta ended the threehitter by working around Albert Pujols’ single in the ninth. YANKEES 4, PHILLIES 2: Jonathan Loaisiga took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Aaron Judge ripped his 20th homer and visiting New York snapped a three-game
losing streak. Loaisiga (2-0) didn’t allow a hit until Jorge Alfaro lined a single to right leading off the sixth. He struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings, throwing 86 pitches in his third start after jumping from double-A to the majors. Before the game, the Yankees put catcher Gary Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained right groin. RAYS 11, NATIONALS 0: Blake Snell took a nohitter into the seventh inning, Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam and host Tampa Bay beat Washington. Wilson Ramos homered twice in
the Rays’ fourth straight win. Snell (10-4) walked Trea Turner and Bryce Harper to open the game before retiring 18 straight, striking out five straight at one point. Anthony Rendon doubled off the left-field wall on a 3-and-1 pitch leading off the seventh for the first of Washington’s two hits. TOP PICK GETS $7.5M BONUS: No. 1 overall pick Casey Mize agreed to a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers that includes a $7.5 million signing bonus, the highest for any drafted player since 2011.