Making just his 4th start of the season, Detroit Rockets starter Dave Stieb had the best game of his season, holding the Oakland Jacks to just 2 runs on 8 hits to collect his 1st win. Stieb has been the #5 starter for Detroit all season, but due to the schedule, they’ve had little reason to use him, especially after some poor early starts. The Rockets were always one step ahead of the Jacks in the game. Jack starter Bert Blyleven allowed 3 runs, including Álex Rodríguez’s 10th home run of the season. The teams took a close 3-2 game into the 9th, but Jacks reliever Bullet Rogan allowed 3 runs when the Rockets collected 5 straight hits on their way to a 6-3 win. The win improved Detroit to 17-14 and cut the Boston lead in the American League to just 1/2 a game. Oakland fell to 14-16. Ichiro Suzuki was 2 for 5 and has now hit safely in 18 straight games.