Oakland wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning when they exploded for 7 runs on 8 hits. That early scoring held up. Detroit was out-hit by Oakland, 15 hits to 10.
Bill Krueger(7-10) was the winner allowing 4 runs in 7 innings. Dan Petry(13-11) was the loser. Wth the win Oakland now has a record of 55-74. With the loss, Detroit has a record of 7-3 lately, 75-53 overall.
