Athletics at Detroit Tigers

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DET	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	—	6	8	1

J.T. Ginn (7-4, 3.10 ERA) got the ball for Oakland trying to snap a brutal stretch, while Tarik Skubal (4-4, 3.06 ERA) took the mound for Detroit still working his way back from elbow surgery and looking every bit the two-time Cy Young winner in the process.

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Athletics(41-49)

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2

+1.5-108+203o8.5+102

Tigers(40-50)

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6

-1.5+104-208u8.5-104

Best BetTigers -186

Postgame

Cashed easily as Detroit won 6-2, the Skubal-form bull point playing out exactly as expected.

Pregame

Detroit opened around -134 on the money line and the market has since eased in to -110, but the Tigers still cashed easily behind a red-hot Skubal. Oakland's lineup, without Rooker for the year, just doesn't have the length to punch back against a starter carrying his form. The price move barely dented how lopsided this actually played out.

The Athletics have dropped four of their last five, getting outscored badly in a brutal home stretch against the Dodgers and Marlins, and the injury list isn't helping. Brent Rooker is done for the year after tearing cartilage in his left knee, ripping the middle-of-the-order thump right out of that lineup, and Tyler Soderstrom is still working back from a hip issue. Ginn's been one of the few bright spots — he flirted with a no-hitter into the 8th inning back in May and has quietly put together a 3.10 ERA season — but he can only do so much when the offense around him keeps stalling.

J.T. Ginn

(8-6)·3.46 ERA

Jul 1 vs Dodgers

W

6.0IP

1ER

4K

5BB

104P

07/07 Lineup

Tarik Skubal

(6-5)·2.83 ERA

Jun 30 @ Yankees

W

6.0IP

1ER

9K

0BB

87P

07/07 Lineup

Detroit, meanwhile, has won 4 of its last 5 and gets to lean on a pitcher trending in exactly the wrong direction for opponents. Skubal has racked up 9 strikeouts in each of his last two outings without issuing a single walk, and the version of him that shows up now looks nothing like a guy just a few starts removed from a procedure on his throwing elbow. Add in the swirling trade deadline chatter around Skubal's future, and every one of these starts before August 3 carries extra weight for a Tigers team clawing back into the playoff picture.

Athletics

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• 10-Day-ILTyler Soderstrom (LF) — Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said Tuesday that Soderstrom (hip) is progressing well with his baseball activities and could return to the active roster "very soon," Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/07
• 10-Day-ILBrent Rooker (DH) — Rooker will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/01
• 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF) — Clarke (hamstring) has started to play catch and has also begun a swinging progression, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.06/23
• 60-Day-ILLuis Severino (SP) — The Athletics transferred Severino (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.06/21
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Kriske (RP) — Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund (SP) — Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.05/20

Detroit Tigers

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• 10-Day-ILGleyber Torres (2B) — The Tigers announced Tuesday that Torres (oblique) is in the midst of a running progression, but the veteran second baseman hasn't yet resumed hitting since landing on the injured list June 17, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 15-Day-ILWill Vest (RP) — The Tigers placed Vest on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with posterior right elbow inflammation.07/01
• 60-Day-ILJackson Jobe (SP) — Jobe (elbow) is beginning a rehab assignment with Single-A Lakeland on Tuesday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILWenceel Perez (RF) — Perez (orbital) played light catch on the field at Comerica Park on Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILParker Meadows (CF) — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that Meadows (forearm) has yet to resume hitting and is without a timeline to return from the 60-day injured list, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.06/25
• 60-Day-ILBurch Smith (RP) — The Tigers transferred Smith (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.06/23
• 60-Day-ILJustin Verlander (SP) — Verlander (hip) has been scratched from a scheduled start Sunday versus the White Sox due to a left hamstring injury, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/19
• 60-Day-ILJavier Baez (SS) — The Tigers transferred Baez (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/11
• 60-Day-ILTrey Sweeney (SS) — Sweeney will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery this week, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/05
• 60-Day-ILBrant Hurter (RP) — The Tigers placed Hurter on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to lumbar spine inflammation.05/29
• 60-Day-ILBailey Horn (RP) — Horn (elbow) began a throwing progression May 14, MLB.com reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILReese Olson (SP) — The Tigers placed Olson on the 60-day injured list Tuesday after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair Feb. 2 that will result in him missing the 2026 season.05/08

Athletics

(41-49)

Jul 5Lvs Marlins8-9

Jul 5Lvs Marlins2-7

Jul 4Lvs Marlins5-12

Jul 2Wvs Dodgers7-1

Jul 1Lvs Dodgers3-9

Detroit Tigers

(40-50)

Jul 5W@ Rangers6-3

Jul 4W@ Rangers3-0

Jul 3L@ Rangers4-10

Jul 1W@ Yankees6-2

Jun 30W@ Yankees9-3

The Tigers jumped out early and tacked on a four-spot in the 6th to put this one away, while the Athletics could never solve Skubal's stuff long enough to make it a real fight.

For Oakland, it's another night where a quality start from Ginn went to waste. For Detroit, it's business as usual against a lineup that's been running on fumes since Rooker went down — and one more reminder of why the Skubal-to-a-contender rumors won't quiet down anytime soon.