DETROIT – Emil Brown’s sacrifice fly capped Oakland’s two-run eighth inning that gave the Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Rajai Davis had two triples for Oakland, which has won three of four.

Edgar Renteria drove in both runs for Detroit, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Down 2-1, the Athletics tied it on Davis’ second triple, which came off Fernando Rodney (0-5) and scored pinch-runner Eric Patterson from second. He was running for Jeff Baisley, whom reliever Bobby Seay walked to lead off the inning. Patterson stole second as Cliff Pennington was called out on strikes and Rodney replaced Seay.

Daric Barton was intentionally walked after Davis’ triple and Brown hit a fly ball to center that scored Davis easily.

Joey Devine (5-1) went one inning for the win. Brad Ziegler got four outs for his seventh save in as many chances.

Ziegler relieved Huston Street with the bases loaded and two outs and struck out Matt Joyce. He struck out Placido Polanco with runners on first and third and twos in the ninth.

Rodney allowed a run and two hits in two-thirds of an inning.

Tigers starter Nate Robertson allowed a run and four hits in seven innings, didn’t walk a batter and struck out six.

Oakland starter Dana Eveland gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.

Renteria’s single with the bases loaded gave Detroit a 2-0 lead in the second. It scored Miguel Cabrera, who walked, and Gary Sheffield, who followed with a single. They advanced on Marcus Thames’ single.

Davis tripled with one in the sixth and scored on Barton’s groundout.

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