Lowrie's slam, Olson's homer lead A's past Tigers
DETROIT -- Jed Lowrie hit a go-ahead grand slam and drove in five runs, and Matt Olson homered for the fifth straight game, powering the Oakland Athletics to a 9-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday at Comerica Park.
Lowrie hit his third career grand slam in the eighth inning and also tied the franchise single-season record with his 47th double. Jason Giambi established the record in 2001.
Olson's solo shot in the second was his 15th long ball over the past 21 games and his 23rd of the year. Matt Chapman also homered for the A's (68-83).
Santiago Casilla (4-5) tossed an inning of scoreless relief to get the win. Chris Hatcher worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth, and Blake Treinen got the last three outs for his ninth save.
Oakland starter Daniel Gossett was charged with six runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Detroit right fielder Nicholas Castellanos extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 games with a two-run homer. James McCann drove in three runs. Alex Presley had four hits, including a homer. Miguel Cabrera contributed three hits, and Ian Kinsler added a solo shot.
Tigers starter Chad Bell allowed three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Castellanos' homer in the sixth gave Detroit an 8-4 lead. Oakland scored a run in the seventh, then strung together three straight singles prior to Lowrie's blast off Alex Wilson (2-5).
The game was delayed 15 minutes by rain.
Olson's solo shot landed deep in the right field seats after Bell retired the first four batters. Chapman tacked on a two-out blast later in the second inning.
Lowrie's run-scoring double in the third put the A's on top 3-0. Bell minimized the damage by retiring two batters with the bases loaded.
Kinsler woke up Detroit's offense in the bottom of the third with a two-out homer. McCann's two-out RBI single in the fourth pulled the Tigers within one run.
The Tigers scored four in the fifth to take the lead. Presley tied it with his second homer of the season. With two on and two outs, McCann hit a bouncer just inside the third base line. When the ball caromed away from left fielder Khris Davis, McCann went all the way to third.
Jose Iglesias' double made it 6-3.
NOTES: Detroit RHP Jeff Ferrell will have to go through the concussion protocol before he can return to action. He was struck in the head by a Ryon Healy line drive in the eighth inning against Oakland on Monday. Ferrell's CT scan came back clean. "It wasn't fun, but it could have been a lot worse," Ferrell said. ... Tigers INF/OF Andrew Romine will not play all nine positions in a game during the homestand. Manager Brad Ausmus has kicked around the idea the last couple of weeks. ... Athletics 1B Matt Olson has hit 12 September homers, a major league record by a rookie in the month. ... Oakland 3B Matt Chapman leads all major league rookies with 17 doubles since the All-Star break.