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King of the Hill: Lefty leads A’s past Tigers
- Updated: April 26, 2016
DETROIT — One night after the Tigers’ offense broke out of an early season slumber against the A’s, Rich Hill put it back to sleep. The former University of Michigan standout tossed seven scoreless innings, taking advantage of a three-run fourth and a Marcus Semien two-run homer for a 5-1 Oakland win Tuesday night at Comerica Park.
The Tigers came within an out of being shut out for the third time this season, all of them games Mike Pelfrey (0-4) has started, before Victor Martinez doubled in a run in the ninth. Pelfrey held down Oakland’s offense the first time through the order before four hits and a sacrifice fly doomed him in a five-batter span of the fourth inning. Semien essentially put the game away with his fifth home run of the year, a drive into the left-field seats beyond the A’s bullpen.
That was the only meaningful sighting of the …
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