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07/31 23:26 CDT Dillon Dingler's grand slam helps the Tigers beat A's 13-1 in
Max Clark's debut
Dillon Dingler's grand slam helps the Tigers beat A's 13-1 in Max Clark's debut
By JOSH DUBOW
AP Sports Writer
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Dillon Dingler hit a grand slam in Detroit's
seven-run eighth inning and the Tigers opened their longest trip of the season
with a 13-1 victory over the Athletics on Friday night.
Kevin McGonigle homered and drove in two runs, and fellow 2023 draft pick Max
Clark had three hits, including an RBI double in the big eighth inning to help
Detroit get the win in his big-league debut.
The Tigers got a strong performance from their bullpen after deciding to
scratch scheduled starter Casey Mize in case a trade develops before Monday's
deadline. Tyler Holton started and allowed one run in two innings. Ty Madden
(1-0) allowed two hits in three scoreless innings to get the win.
The Tigers won for just the second time in six games to start a three-city West
Coast swing and moved within 3 1/2 games of the final wild-card spot in the
American League.
McGonigle tied the game with a solo homer off Jeffrey Springs (3-11) in the
third inning, He added a sacrifice fly in the fourth in an inning aided by
Clark's first career hit.
The 21-year-old Clark, one of the top prospects in baseball, then added the RBI
double in the eighth and another double in the ninth. He became the fourth
Tigers player ever with at least three hits in his debut . McGonigle did it
earlier this year with four hits.
Dingler broke the game open against Luis Morales when he hit his first career
grand slam. Ben Malgeri hit his first career homer, a two-run shot in the ninth
inning as the A's finished 5-19 in July.
Springs allowed four hits, five walks and two runs in four innings and fell to
0-11 in his last 18 starts.
Up next
LH Framber Valdez (5-7, 4.53 ERA) was set to start Saturday for Detroit against
RH Jack Perkins (2-6, 6.45).
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