The Oakland Jacks rode a 4-game winning streak into Detroit, who was in the middle of their own 3-game losing streak, but both streaks ended. Jacks starter Bob Feller held Detroit hitless into the 4th, but Charlie Blackwell connected for a solo homer and added a 2-run single with 2 outs in the 5th to lead the Detroit offense. Adrián Beltré added his own solo homer to put the Rockets up 4-0 after 5. Rockets starter Bret Saberhagen kept the Oakland offense off-balance, as they put runners on 2nd with no outs but left them stranded in 3 of the first 5 innings. Robin Yount and Hank Greenberg hit solo shots to put the Jacks on the board, but with 2 outs in the 7th Detroit hitters got to Feller again. Ichiro Suzuki and Blackwell had back-to-back singles and Álex Rodríguez followed with a 3-run homer to end Feller’s night. Robin Yount added a 2nd solo homer in the 8th, and George Brett hit an RBI double off Urban Shocker, but it wasn’t enough as the Rockets topped the Jacks 8-4. The win moves the Rockets to 13-12, a half-game lead over Oakland, who is 12-12 with the loss.