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Tigers Sweep, Valencia Hits First HR | Oakland Athletics News
Eduardo Valencia stunned the baseball world by crushing a home run in his very first at-bat, becoming the 10th Detroit Tiger ever to do so and helping seal a 4-1 rout over the Athletics. Framber Valdez dominated with a season-high nine strikeouts and seven innings of shutout baseball, while Kenley Jansen locked it down for his 11th save. The Tigers’ five-game win streak and three-series sweep have them surging — 21-12 since June 1 and just 4.5 games behind first place in the AL Central. Jake Rogers and Zach McKinstry added homers, while the A’s struggled offensively and lost Zack Gelof to…
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