The Tigers are a scuffling, struggling team these days but are still in first place. The A's won 7-2 on Monday to take the final game of the series in Detroit.
Marco Scuturo had a two-run single while Mark Ellis hit a two-run homer to pace the A's. Detroit second baseman Placido Polanco set a major league record by playing his 144th straight game at second base without committing an error
