Detroit Tigers at Athletics: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
The Story
The Detroit Tigers routed the Oakland Athletics 13-1 at Sutter Health Park on July 31, 2026, a result that left the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a home win at exactly zero percent after opening the game at 48. Detroit's pitching staff was dominant throughout, with Ty Madden leading all players by win-probability contribution at plus-18.2 percent and Drew Sommers adding plus-17.5 percent, holding the Athletics to one run on three hits while Oakland committed an error.
The decisive moments came in waves. Kevin McGonigle gave Detroit an early edge with a home run off Jeffrey Springs in the third inning, a swing worth plus-10.6 percent in win probability that shifted the game's complexion. Oakland's best chance to respond effectively was erased in the same half-inning sequence when Javier Báez grounded into a double play off Springs, a minus-9.0 percent swing that snuffed out any Athletic momentum. The Tigers then broke the game open in the eighth against Brady Basso, with Max Clark delivering a double worth plus-8.6 percent, Eduardo Valencia following with a double at plus-8.4 percent, and Spencer Torkelson adding a single worth plus-6.4 percent as Detroit plated seven runs in the frame and four more in the ninth to reach 13.
Clark finished as the game's top offensive performer by WPA at plus-10.5 percent with a RE24 of plus-2.7, reflecting his outsized contribution to run-scoring context. Valencia posted plus-8.4 percent WPA and McGonigle plus-8.2 percent, the latter driven largely by his third-inning home run. Detroit finished with 14 hits and committed no errors, while Oakland managed just three hits in a thoroughly one-sided contest.