425-foot shot<\/a> to center to cap the scoring and help the Tigers seal their third straight series victory. The 26-year-old Venezuelan catcher was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday with fellow catcher Dillon Dingler recovering from a right hand contusion.<\/p>\nValdez (5-6) had a season-high nine strikeouts, while allowing one run on three hits. Kyle Finnegan worked the eighth, and Kenley Jansen the ninth for his 11th save.<\/p>\n
Detroit has won five in a row and is 21-12 since June 1. The Tigers have climbed within 4 1\/2 games of first place in the AL Central.<\/p>\n
Jake Rogers and Zach McKinstry also homered for Detroit.<\/p>\n
Rogers hit his third homer of the year, and second in two games, to left in the third to make it 1-0. McKinstry had a two-run shot to left in the fifth.<\/p>\n
Jack Perkins (2-5) allowed three runs on two hits in three inning for the Athletics.<\/p>\n
Henry Bolte drove in the Athletics\u2019 only run in the fifth on a groundout. The Athletics\u2019 Zack Gelof left the game in the third after injuring his knee crashing into the outfield wall.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (2-8. 4.60 ERA) was set to start Friday night at home against Philadelphia and RHP Aaron Nola (3-6, 5.87). The Athletics had not announced a starter for their game Friday night in Chicago opposite White Sox RHP Sean Burke (5-4, 3.56).<\/p>\n
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