MLB

Athletics at Detroit Tigers

· Major League Baseball
Athletics
33-50, 18-23 Away
Final
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Detroit Tigers
51-31, 28-13 Home

Dietrich Enns throws 5 scoreless innings in return to majors as Tigers beat A's 8-0

Gleyber Torres goes deep for a home run

Enns (1-0) gave up a single and two walks in his first game since he threw two scoreless innings for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 24, 2021.

The 34-year-old pitched for the Seibu Lions in Japan from 2022-23 before going 13-6 last season for the LG Twins in South Korea.

Jeffrey Springs (5-6) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in five innings.

Spencer Torkelson and Gleyber Torres homered for the Tigers while Zach McKinstry had three hits, including a double and a triple.

Torkelson, who came into the game hitting .193 with nine homers in his past 54 games, led off the second with his 17th home run of the season.

Jahmai Jones hit a two-run double to put the Tigers up 3-0 in the third.

Torres hit a two-run homer to make it 5-0 in the seventh. McKinstry hit a two-run triple in the eighth and scored on a sacrifice fly.

Key moment The Athletics had runners on first and second with no one out in the third, but Enns retired Jacob Wilson on a fly to right and got Brent Rooker to ground into a double play.

Key stat The win was the third of Enns' MLB career. The first two came against Detroit on Sept. 11 and 16, 2021.

Up next The Athletics continue their road trip with a weekend series against the New York Yankees. RHP Will Warren (4-4, 4.56) is scheduled to start Friday's opener for the Yankees.

Detroit will have RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-0, 4.58) pitching on Friday in the first of three home games against the Minnesota Twins.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Kurtz grounded out to second.
9th Inning Rooker struck out looking.
9th Inning Wilson grounded out to third.
9th Inning Vest relieved Lee
8th Inning Meadows grounded out to third.
8th Inning Rogers hit sacrifice fly to left, McKinstry scored.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
16 Ground Balls 15
5 Strikeouts 5
0 Runs Batted In 6
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
3 Hits 11
1 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 8
2 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
28 At Bats 33
0 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
9 Runners Left On Base 7
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 1
7 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 1
114 Pitches 158
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 1
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
3 Total Bases 20
30 Plate Appearances 36
0.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
0 Extra Base Hits 4
-0.9 Runs Created 6.5
.107 Batting Average .333
.000 Pinch Hit Average 1.000
.107 Slugging Percentage .606
.107 Secondary Average .333
.167 On Base Percentage .361
.274 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .967
2.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.1
-0.9 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.1
4.0 Batter Rating 50.5
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 16.5
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.50
3.80 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.39
.000 Isolated Power .273
0.40 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.40
.067 Walks Per Plate Appearance .056
.000 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
0.0 Runs Produced 14.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 0.8
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.3
58.3 MLB Rating 98.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 27,676 | Capacity:

2025 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 49 L2 0.5585586 62
Seattle 3.5 53 L1 0.52678573 59
Texas 4.5 54 W1 0.51785713 58
Los Angeles 9 58 L3 0.4774775 53
Athletics 14 64 L1 0.43362832 49

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 47 W1 0.58035713 65
Cleveland 8 54 W4 0.5090909 56
Kansas City 9.5 56 L1 0.4954955 55
Minnesota 13 59 L4 0.46363637 51
Chicago 22.5 69 W3 0.3783784 42
Full Standings