Detroit Rockets starter Bret Saberhagen won his 8th straight start as the Rockets topped the Oakland Jacks 6-4. This one wasn’t easy, as Saberhagen needed some 9th inning help to get there. Oakland was first on the board with 1st inning solo home runs by Rod Carew and George Brett. Detroit came back with a run in the 5th and two unearned runs in the 6th before Dick Allen hit a homer in the 7th to give Detroit a 4-2 lead. But Álex Rodríguez misplayed a grounder in the 8th with two out, leading to 2 unearned Jacks runs to tie the game. But Detroit got the two runs back in the 9th against Ted Lyons thanks to a Charlie Blackwell RBI single. Tom Henke pitched a perfect inning for his 13th save. Saberhagen leads the Maelstrom with 9 wins. Allen was 2 for 4 with a walk, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Jack Morris allowed 2 earned runs in 7 innings, striking out 9 for Oakland. Detroit is now 28-19 and have a 2 1/2 lead over Boston in the American League. Oakland fell to 21-25.