Ryan Sweeney had three hits, including a solo homer, and drove in two runs Monday when the Oakland Athletics beat Detroit 7-1 to end a five-game losing streak. Matt Holliday had two hits, scored twice and drove in a run, Mark Ellis stroked a two-run homer and Kurt Suzuki had an RBI double for the A's. Oakland starter Brett Anderson (4-7) got the win, going 5 1/3 innings and allowing one run on four hits with seven strikeouts and four walks. The Tigers, losers in three of their last four games, got their only run on a Gerald Laird RBI double in the sixth inning. Starter Rick Porcello (8-5) gave up five runs on nine hits with two walks and no strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings to take the loss. Oakland scored twice in the fourth inning on Suzuki's double and an infield hit by Sweeney.

Aaron Cook scattered nine hits and allowed one run in eight innings Sunday, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 3-1 inter-league victory over Oakland. Sunday's win completed a three-game sweep and made Colorado 20-3 in its last 23 contests. Cook (8-3) was charged with the run after Kurt Suzuki led off the ninth with a single and then scored on Ryan Sweeney's RBI single off closer Huston Street.

Ryan Sweeney touched off a five-run second inning with a two-run homer Friday and the Oakland Athletics went on to defeat Toronto 5-3. Every run in the game was produced in the second inning.