Detroit Tigers at Athletics

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DET	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	8	15	0
ATH	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	6	15	0

Framber Valdez takes the ball for Detroit at 6:40 PM PT looking to shake off a rough stretch, while Jack Perkins tries to give the Athletics some length after his rotation spot became an adventure. Valdez is the big splash starter Detroit signed to front the staff, but the results haven't matched the contract. Perkins, meanwhile, has been homer-prone and hittable all year, and this park hasn't been kind to A's arms.

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Tigers(52-58)

WLWLL

8

-1.5-113-163o10.5+115

Athletics(45-65)

LLLWL

6

+1.5+111+160u10.5-108

Best BetTigers -184

Pregame

Detroit's the easy call here even accounting for Valdez's rough patch — Perkins has been one of the more hittable arms in baseball all year, and this Tigers lineup just dropped 13 runs on this same pitching staff. The price reflects a mismatch that's been building for weeks, not a one-game fluke.

Javier Báez is a big reason Detroit's lineup looks scarier than its record suggests. He came off a 60-day IL stint for a high ankle sprain last week and immediately went 3-for-4 with a double in a 14-0 rout of Baltimore, then kept hitting through the weekend. Dillon Dingler's grand slam and Max Clark's three-hit MLB debut fueled Friday's blowout, and that kind of lineup depth is exactly what an Athletics pitching staff missing Luis Severino and Mark Leiter Jr. doesn't want to see again.

Framber Valdez

(7-8)·4.26 ERA

Jul 26 vs Royals

ND

5.0IP

2ER

4K

3BB

97P

08/01 Lineup

Jack Perkins

(2-9)·7.27 ERA

Jul 27 vs Red Sox

L

5.2IP

2ER

4K

3BB

69P

08/01 Lineup

None of this changes the fact that both of these clubs are miles from October. Detroit sits 6.5 games back in the AL Central and 3.5 out of a wild card, and the front office is reportedly ready to move Tarik Skubal before Monday's deadline — a decision that could reshape this roster within days. Oakland's issues run deeper: Brent Rooker is done for the year, Shea Langeliers just had knee surgery, and Zack Gelof is still working his way back. It's not a coincidence the price on this one leans toward Detroit.

Detroit Tigers

(52-58)

Aug 1W@ Athletics13-1

Jul 29Lvs Orioles9-10

Jul 28Wvs Orioles14-0

Jul 27Lvs Orioles5-8

Jul 26Lvs Royals4-5

Athletics

(45-65)

Aug 1Lvs Tigers1-13

Jul 31Lvs Red Sox4-5

Jul 30Lvs Red Sox2-4

Jul 29Wvs Red Sox4-3

Jul 28Lvs Red Sox2-4

The Tigers have lost more than they've won across their last five, but the shape of those results tells the real story — two blowout wins bookending three tight losses, the kind of profile that shows up when a lineup is finally healthy again. The Athletics, by contrast, dropped four of their last five, including Friday's 13-1 embarrassment, and there's little in their recent form suggesting a bounce-back is coming.

Detroit Tigers

(13)

• 10-Day-ILMatt Vierling (CF) — The Tigers placed Vierling on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Thursday, due to a left adductor strain.07/31
• 10-Day-ILKerry Carpenter (RF) — Carpenter (foot) received a cortisone injection Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.07/28
• 15-Day-ILJack Flaherty (SP) — Manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that he expects Flaherty (forearm) to be on the injured list beyond the 15-day minimum, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.07/28
• 60-Day-ILWenceel Perez (RF) — Perez (orbital) will embark on a rehab assignment with Single-A Lakeland on Friday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILWill Vest (RP) — Vest underwent elbow surgery Wednesday and will also undergo hip surgery, which will result in the 31-year-old reliever missing the rest of the 2026 season, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILJackson Jobe (SP) — Jobe (elbow) struck out four and allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks across four innings in a rehab start Saturday with Double-A Erie.07/27
• 60-Day-ILBrant Hurter (RP) — Hurter (spine) threw a bullpen session Friday, MLB.com reports.07/26
• 60-Day-ILBurch Smith (RP) — Smith is being evaluated after exiting a rehab appearance with Triple-A Toledo on Thursday with right shoulder/lat discomfort, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.07/24
• 60-Day-ILBailey Horn (RP) — Horn (elbow) will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILJustin Verlander (SP) — Verlander (hamstring/hip) announced Wednesday via social media that he will retire following the 2026 season.07/08
• 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-ILTrey Sweeney (SS) — Sweeney will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery this week, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/05
• 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

(11)

• 10-Day-ILShea Langeliers (C) — The Athletics announced that Langeliers underwent a successful medial meniscectomy Tuesday in Los Angeles and also received a platelet-rich plasma injection for his right knee, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/28
• 10-Day-ILZack Gelof (3B) — Gelof (knee) is continuing a running progression and participating in baseball activities, per MLB.com.07/28
• 10-Day-ILJoshua Kuroda-Grauer (3B) — Kuroda-Grauer was diagnosed with a testicular contusion after exiting Monday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/21
• 15-Day-ILJ.T. Ginn (SP) — Ginn (finger) threw a bullpen Monday and is scheduled to throw another one Wednesday, per MLB.com.07/28
• 15-Day-ILJustin Sterner (RP) — Sterner earned his first save of the season in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Cubs. He tossed a perfect inning while striking out one.07/18
• 60-Day-ILMark Leiter Jr. (RP) — Leiter will undergo surgery Tuesday to address a right hip impingement and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILLuis Severino (SP) — Severino (shoulder) began a throwing progression Saturday, per MLB.com.07/28
• 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF) — Manager Mark Kotsay said Saturday that Clarke (hamstring) is nearing a rehab assignment, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/19
• 60-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.07/17
• 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's rotation is genuinely banged up — Jack Flaherty, Jackson Jobe, Reese Olson and Justin Verlander are all out, which is part of why Valdez was brought in to anchor things in the first place. But even a stretched pitching staff has options when the lineup is producing like this, and Oakland simply doesn't have the same answers on the position-player side with Rooker, Langeliers and Gelof all sidelined. Valdez needs to find his form again soon, deadline distractions or not, because this offense is doing its part.