Fulmer on fire as Tigers cruise past A’s

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OAKLAND — Nick Castellanos homered, and Michael Fulmer held the A’s to three hits across 7 2/3 innings to help the Tigers secure a 4-1 victory in Friday’s series opener at the Coliseum.

It was the 10th homer of the season for Castellanos, who finished with two hits for the Tigers, winners of nine of their last 11 games to rise one game above the .500 mark at 24-23. Cameron Maybin and James McCann chipped in with run-scoring hits against A’s starter Sean Manaea, who was on the hook for three runs on nine hits in six-plus innings.

Fulmer surrendered a two-out base hit to Khris Davis in the second inning but not another until the eighth, when Chris Coghlan and Coco Crisp notched back-to-back hits with two outs to force his …

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