Game 115: No Sweet Home

The Score: A’s 4 – Tigers 2

The Gist: Same old story.

The Quote: “This was a big relief, I think, for everybody.” — Oakland manager Bob Geren on his team’s first win since I was in my 30s.

The Stat: 47. The number of games left in this season.

Stat #2: 9. The number of runs the Tigers must score in those remaining games to hit the much-ballyhooed 1,000-run mark. Just to clarify: not average 9 runs; score 9 runs. At least.

My two cents: Hey, the A’s had lost 10 straight and were due for a win. But the Tigers, of course, don’t have a knack for kicking a bad team when they’re down — or piling on runs when a pitcher is teetering toward disaster.

Up Next: A’s @ Tigers

Armando Galarraga (9-4, 3.23 ERA) vs. Dan Meyer (0-0, 0.00 ERA)