Party delayed as A's snap Tigers' 12-game win streak, 6-1

**Admin** Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:22 am

An AL Central celebration will have to wait for another day. The Detroit Tigers lost a game for the first time in almost two weeks in Oakland as the A’s knocked off Detroit, 6-1, holding the Central leaders to its lowest offensive output since the Angels beat them, 5-1, back in late July.

Tigers' starting pitcher Max Scherzer (14-9) lasted five innings, giving up five runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out eight.

Magglio Ordonez extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a first-inning single, but Ramon Santiago went 0-for-3, ending his nine-game streak.

Detroit can still claim the AL Central title Friday night with either a win in Oakland or a Cleveland loss against Minnesota.