Phil Coke's first start was pretty good. The next one was better.
Last night in Oakland, he allowed three hits and no runs over seven innings. Per the script prepared in Lakeland, Joaquin Benoit pitched a scoreless eighth, and Jose Valverde a scoreless ninth.
No one in Lakeland could know how Coke would make the transition from long man to starter. Thus far, he's been a pleasant surprise.
A's pitchers held the Tigers to four hits, but the umps called ball four on Tiger hitters eleven times. Their three runs scored on a double by Raburn, and a Santiago sac fly / Josh Willingham throw into the dugout that allowed Boesch to come in from second.
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