Sweeney has 4 hits, Madden strikes out 7 in Tigers' 9-1 win over Athletics

Detroit Tigers' Matt Vierling (8) celebrates after scoring on an RBI single by Riley Greene during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

Detroit Tigers' Matt Vierling (8) celebrates after scoring on an RBI single by Riley Greene during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)


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OAKLAND, Calif. — Trey Sweeney had four hits that included a home run, Ty Madden struck out seven and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-1 on Sunday. The Tigers, looking to make a late rally in the AL Wild Card race, took two out of three in Oakland and are two games above .500. Madden and Beau Brieske combined to take a no-hit bid into the fifth, with Madden recording his first career win after Brieske served as an opener in the first. The 24-year-old struck out seven in five innings and held the A's to one run in his third major league appearance.

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