Detroit at Oakland

Detroit sends Tarik Skubal to the mound and he was knocked around to the tune of six runs on five hits in only four innings his last start against Cleveland. The lefty has a current 7.71 ERA and opposing batters have a .523 slugging percentage against him. Skubal didn't have a good season in 2020 either with a 1-4 record and 5.63 ERA. Sean Manaea bounced back from a rough start against Houston to hold them to a run in six innings the second time he faced the Astros on Friday. Oakland has won four in a row while scoring 29 runs in that span. Detroit took advantage of a depleted Houston roster and beat the Astros three straight, but the Tigers still are only 12-44 their past 56 games versus AL West teams. Play the Athletics.