Philadelphia ace Lefty Grove took a 3-hit shutout into the 8th, but the Detroit Tigers finally broke out, topping the Athletics 4-2 to take the 1st game of the series between the two teams. Mule Haas and Bing Miller led the Philly offense, each going 3 for 4. Haas had a triple and scored the 1st Athletics run in the 1st inning. The A’s lead 2-0 heading into the 8th. Grove struck out Gee Walker to lead off the 8th, his 6th K of the game. But Jo-jo White and Marv Owen hit back-to-back singles to get the rally started. Leadoff man Pete Fox followed with a game-tying double, and Mickey Cochrane singled to chase Grove. Eddie Rommel relieved but didn’t fare much better, allowing RBI singles to Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg. Haas gunned down Gehringer going for 3rd on the Greenberg single before heavy rain delayed the game for 17 minutes. Rommel returned after the delay to escape the inning. Tommy Bridges scattered 10 hits and escaped some trouble, allowing just those 2 runs in 8 innings. The A’s chased Bridges in the 9th when Miller doubled, and Jimmy Dykes drew a walk. Roxie Lawson shut down the threat, retiring 3 straight for the save. The start of the game had been delayed by heavy rain for an hour.