Seth Brown hits walk-off RBI single in 13th inning and Athletics beat Tigers 7-6

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown hit a walk-off RBI single in the 13th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night after tying the game in the 11th with a two-run homer.

The teams went back-and-forth in extras. Both scored their automatic runner in the 10th and then put up two runs each in the 11th. Parker Meadows hit a two-out, two-run double but Brown responded with a two-run homer. In the 12th, Riley Greene drove in a run with a single for the Tigers and Brent Rooker evened it with a sacrifice fly.

It was the A's third walk-off win of the week, and manager Mark Kotsay joked that his beard was getting whiter.

“Tonight was a team effort, and we went down to just about everybody on the roster,” Kotsay said.

Grant Holman (1-1) recorded his first career win after pitching the last two innings, striking out Meadows with the bases loaded.

Brown, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the 11th, drove in automatic runner JJ Bleday with a hit down the right field line off Beau Brieske (2-4). It was Brown's second walk-off hit of the homestand.

The 32-year-old had a stint in Triple-A Las Vegas after struggling earlier this season, but entered the game batting .424 over his last nine games.

“On a night like tonight, everybody’s out there, everybody’s doing their best to win the game and do their part,” Brown said. “So when your number is called, you've got to be ready to go and give your 100%."

The loss was a setback for the Tigers' playoff hopes as they fell five and a half games back of the final American League wild-card spot.

“(Facing) a team like that, who's in the race, it’s huge for us," Brown said. “It's a confidence builder for us.”

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal allowed two runs on nine hits in five-plus innings, striking out seven. It was likely a sentimental start for the native of nearby Hayward who grew up going to games at the Coliseum.

“Obviously a tough loss," Skubal said. “You want to win the games you play in. I got ‘baseball-ed' a little bit, but that’s part of the game. You move on.”

A’s starter Mitch Spence scattered eight hits in four-plus innings, giving up one run.

Daz Cameron had an RBI single in the sixth to give Oakland a 2-1 lead. The Tigers evened the score in the seventh when Greene scored on a wild pitch.

Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the fifth on three consecutive one-out singles by Meadows, Jace Jung and Greene.

“That was a winnable game. we kind of did it to ourselves in a couple of situations,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. "Games get a little bit crazy here, and with extra innings and all the extra runners and things like that — it was a tough loss."

Oakland answered in the bottom half of the fifth on a two-out RBI triple by Jacob Wilson.

A’s leadoff hitter Lawrence Butler had three hits to extend his hit streak to 16 games.

The A’s, who will play their games in Sacramento next season ahead of a planned move to Las Vegas in 2028, drew 14,669 in the opener of the final series of their penultimate homestand. Kotsay didn't want to speculate about the atmosphere in Sacramento, but he noted that the fans in Oakland were heard on Friday.

“There's something about this place that’s special when they come out and they get behind us, and tonight was one of those nights you just felt the energy continue to build,” Kotsay said. “They didn’t leave when we went down two in extra innings. They kept believing. This is one of the better wins for us this year.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Athletics: IF Tyler Soderstrom (left wrist), who is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas hit a two-run homer and went 1 for 3 on Thursday.

Tigers: RHP Reese Olson (right shoulder strain) pitched two scoreless innings in a rehab game with Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, and is expected to throw a bullpen soon, manager AJ Hinch said.

UP NEXT

LHP Brant Hurter (1-3, 3.25 ERA) is scheduled to start the second game of the series for the Tigers, opposite LHP Brady Basso (0-0, 5.40 ERA)

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Oakland Athletics' Seth Brown (15) celebrates with JJ Bleday (33) after hitting a 2-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the 11th inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Detroit Tigers' Parker Meadows (22) reacts after hitting a 2 RBI double against the Oakland Athletics during the 11th inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Oakland Athletics' Seth Brown hits a 2-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the 11th inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Oakland Athletics' Max Schuemann (12) slides into home plate past Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers (34) to score a run on a sacrifice hit by Brent Rooker during the 12th inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Oakland Athletics' Seth Brown (15) celebrates his game-winning single with Lawrence Butler (4) during the 13th inning against the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Oakland won 7-6. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Oakland Athletics players surround Seth Brown as they celebrate his game-winning single during the 13th inning against the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Oakland won 7-6. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Oakland Athletics' Seth Brown (15) celebrates his game-winning single against the Detroit Tigers during the 13th inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Oakland won 7-6. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading Monday, offering a break from their whipsaw moves in recent weeks.

The S&P 500 was down 0.2% in early trading. It’s just 0.9% below its all-time high set in July, but only after rushing from its worst week in nearly 18 months into its best week of the year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 246 points, or 0.6%, and on track to set a record. The Nasdaq composite was 1.1% lower, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.

Alcoa jumped 5.9% after saying it would sell its ownership stake in a Saudi Arabian joint venture to Saudi Arabian Mining Co. for $950 million in stock and $150 million in cash. Drops for Big Tech stocks dragged on indexes, though, including declines of 3.7% for Apple and 3.8% for Nvidia. They’re among the market’s most influential because they’re among the most valuable.

Treasury yields were edging lower in the bond market ahead of what’s expected to be the week’s main event. On Wednesday, the widespread expectation is for the Federal Reserve to cut its main interest rate for the first time in more than four years to deliver some relief to the economy.

The only question is by how much the Fed will cut. Traders are shifting more bets toward a larger-than-usual move of half a percentage point, according to data from CME Group. They’re anticipating a 63% chance the Fed will go beyond the more traditional cut of a quarter of a percentage point. That’s up from 50% on Friday and just 30% a week ago.

The difference between a half-point cut and a quarter may sound academic but can have far-ranging effects. While lowering rates relieves pressure on the economy, it can also give inflation more fuel.

The Federal Reserve has been keeping its main interest rate at a two-decade high in hopes of slowing the economy enough to stifle high inflation. With inflation having eased substantially from its peak two summers ago, the Fed has said it can turn more focus to bolstering the slowing job market and economy.

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury edged down to 3.64% from 3.66% late Friday. The two-year yield, which moves more closely with expectations for the Fed, fell a bit more and eased to 3.55% from 3.59%.

That was despite a report in the morning showing manufacturing in New York state returned to growth in September. That surprised economists, who were expecting another month of contraction for an area of the economy that’s been hit hard by high interest rates.

In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid modest movements across Europe and Asia. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.3% after data released over the weekend showed China’s economy slowed further in August.

Markets in Japan, mainland China and South Korea were closed for holidays.

AP Writers Matt Ott and Zimo Zhong contributed.

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