Overview

• The AL Central–leading Tigers visit the last-place Athletics for a three-game set that opens Monday at West Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park.
• Detroit starts left-hander Tarik Skubal, who is 11-3 with a 2.32 ERA, 200 strikeouts and an MLB-best 0.87 WHIP, and the Tigers have won 17 of his last 20 starts.
• Oakland counters with right-hander J. T. Ginn, who is 2-5 with a 4.95 ERA after a 0-3, 7.88 ERA stretch in August.
• Rookie infielder Colt Keith returns to Detroit’s lineup after missing Sunday’s game because of illness.
• A’s left-hander Jacob Lopez exited his last start with left forearm tightness and is scheduled for testing Monday, manager Mark Kotsay said.