Oakland A’s catcher Sean Murphy connects for a bottom of the sixth three run homer against the Detroit Tigers in the night cap of a doubleheader at the Oakland Coliseum on Thu Jul 21, 2022

A’s Take Second Game of Double Header 5-0 Oakland Shuts Out Detroit

By Barbara Mason

OAKLAND–After losing the first game of a double header, the Oakland A’s (33-62) took on the Detroit Tigers (38-56) in game two at the Oakland Coliseum.

The A’s lost game one 7-2 but turned the tables on the Tigers big time in the second game. The A’s did not get on the scoreboard until the sixth inning but the A’s and catcher Sean Murphy it was worth the wait. Murphy homered to center with Machin and Laureano on base to take a 3-0 lead.

Stephen Vogt hit a sacrifice and Seth Brown scored to extend their lead to 4-0. Oakland finished off the inning with a Tony Kemp single and another run scored. The A’s would take the 5-0 lead into the ninth inning.

Frankie Montas was on the mound for the A’s and went three innings allowing only two hits and had five strikeouts. He only played the three innings and was pulled when some fatigue seemed to set. There was no pain but the A’s wanted to get him back on the mound slowly.

Lou Trivino closed the game beautifully. He had two strikeouts to finish off the Tigers in the ninth inning, the final score 5-0.

In the sixth inning the A’s had four hits in a row winning their sixth shutout of the season. They had some great at bats in this game. Oakland pitchers had 12 strikeouts. It was a very solid game for the A’s.

The Tigers Garrett Hill was having a great game until the sixth inning. The A’s outhit the Tigers 10-4 which was great to see for A’s manager Mark Kotsay as the A’s needed to start stringing those hits together.

Oakland will be back on the field Friday night at the Coliseum taking on the Texas Rangers. Cole Irvin (4-7) will be on the mound for Oakland. He comes in with a 3.21 ERA. The A’s will face Spencer Howard (1-1, 6.97). First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM PT.