Murphy enjoyed a big day at the plate. He smashed a bases-empty homer in the 1st inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the 5th inning. Oakland out-hit Detroit for the game, 15 hits to 8.
The victory went to Chris Codiroli(7-15) who went 7 and 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs. Frank Tanana(13-8) was hit with the loss. He was touched for 5 homeruns in his 4 and 1/3 innings of work.
Oakland remained hot, improving their record to 56-75. They now have a record of 8-2 in recent days. With the loss, Detroit has a record of 6-4 lately, 76-54 overall.
