Oakalnd A’s JJ Bleday hits for a single RBI to center in top of the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit against the Detroit Tigers on Sun Apr 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara.Mason

The Oakland A’s (3-7) won their first series of the season Sunday afternoon beating the Detroit Tigers (6-3) 7-1. Zach Gelof continued where he left off in Saturday’s game finishing with three runs, four hits and four RBIs. He is playing some red-hot baseball right now. This was great team effort Sunday with all hands on deck, a really positive sign for the A’s.

Game recap: The second inning was again all Oakland as their lead grew to 5-0. Zach homered with Ryan Noda and Abraham Toro on base. This was the perfect start for the A’s both offensively and defensively.

The A’s scored again in the fourth inning. Abraham Toro reached third base off an infield hit and Ryan Noda had his second run of the game for a 6-0 lead.

The Tigers finally got up on the scoreboard in the eighth inning when Riley Greene hit a solo home run. That would be all that Detroit could muster in this game. Oakland continued to lead 6-1 going into the ninth inning.

The A’s refused to take their foot off the pedal scoring in the ninth inning. Seth Brown got in on the action singling Lawrence Butler home. Oakland had scored in four innings with 14 hits coming from seven different players.

The final score was 7-1. Joe Boyle had a great five innings on the mound and Michael Kelly finished off the Tigers in the ninth inning. The A’s record improved to 3-7 and Oakland had won their first series of the season.

Game recap: Sunday afternoon as the A’s played Game three of their series with the Tigers. Saturday in Game Two Oakland had a great showing on the mound, a terrific offensive effort winning by the score of 4-0. Sunday the A’s got great pitching and hitting to win their first series of the season. Boyle on the mound for Oakland this afternoon helped the A’s get that first series win.

The A’s will have Monday off before heading to Texas for a three game series with the Rangers. Oakland will hopefully take this energy into the Long Star state extending their winning streak to three in a row. Alex Wood will take the mound for the A’s and Nathan Eovaldi will get the nod for the Rangers. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 PM.