Seth Brown blasted a tiebreaking, two-run home run in the eighth inning and the visiting Oakland Athletics finished off a five-game series with a 5-3 victory over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Brown's shot off Michael Fulmer gave the A's their fourth victory in the elongated series. A.J. Puk (1-0) tossed two innings of scoreless relief to collect the victory and Dany Jimenez got the last three outs for his six