Times wires
Friday, April 15, 2011
Tigers 3, Athletics 0
OAKLAND, Calif. — Detroit left-hander Phil Coke and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, and Ryan Raburn hit a two-out RBI double in the seventh to break a scoreless tie. Ramon Santiago had two hits and drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth for Detroit. The Tigers managed only four hits, but Coke pitched seven shutout innings and struck out two. Manager Jim Leyland now needs one win to become the 19th manager in major-league history to reach 1,500 for his career.