The Tigers must have suffered from jet lag on Monday night as The A's pummled The Tigers in Game 1 of The 3 Game Series in Oakland, California.  It was a pitching contest between two of the most promising rookies Rick Porcello versus Brett Anderson of The A's.

Porcelllo struggled through 4 and 1/3 innings and gave up 5 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks.  Oakland picked up 2 runs in the fourth inning.  A double on a grounder by Kurt Suzuki brought home Matt Holiday.  Ryan Sweeney followed with a  single on another grounder and Jason Giambi scored.

It was all A's in the 5th inning as the pushed their lead to 0 to 5 with 2 run homer by Mark Ellis.  Tigers Fu-Te Ni made his first major league debut on the mound and gave up a run on a Matt Holiday  grounder/ force out and Adam Kennedy scored the run.

Brett Anderson of the A's pitched the first 5 and 1/3 innings and held The Tigers to 4 hits with 7 strikeouts 1 run and walked 4 batters.

Ziggler The Relief Pitcher for The A's gave up the only run to The Tigers in the 6th inning on a Gerald Laird stand up double to left field and Marcus Themes scored the run. Oakland's Ryan Sweeney tapped out a homer in the bottom of the sixth.

Freddy Dolsi closed for the Tigers and pitched the 2 final innings.  The A's finished off The Tigers in the 7th inning with an unearned run as Jason Gaimbi reached on a throwing error by Shortstop Adam Everett and Matt Holliday scored.

The A's picked up The Win in walk off fashion and The Tigers quietly left the field.

The Tigers take on The A's on Tuesday Night for Game 2 of The 3 Game Series tune into 1270 am or 92-1 fm at 9:45 pm to catch all the action.  Go Tigers!!!