Dillon Dingler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer during a five-run third and Tarik Skubal overcame a slow start to win his ninth straight decision as the host Detroit Tigers rolled past the Athletics 11-4 on Tuesday.Skubal gave up two-run homers to Brent Rooker and Denzel Clarke in the first two innings. Skubal (9-2) lasted six innings, scattering six hits and striking out eight.Kerry Carpenter had a two-run homer, Wenceel Perez supplied a two-run double and Riley Greene contributed four hits, scored twice and drove in two runs.A’s starter Luis Severino (2-8) gave up seven runs on seven hits in five innings.Skubal issued just his 13th walk this season to leadoff batter Jacob Wilson. Rooker then ambushed a Skubal fastball, blasting it over the left field wall.The Tigers got those runs back in the bottom of the inning. Colt Keith led off with a single and, one out later, Carpenter smashed Severino’s fastball over the right-center field wall.The Athletics made it 4-2 in the second. Tyler Soderstrom had a two-out single before Clarke, the No. 9 hitter in the order, blasted a Skubal offering over the center field fence for his second career homer.Detroit’s big third inning began with a single by Gleyber Torres. Greene lined a double to center to put runners in scoring position before Perez ripped a double to right to score them both.
