(Detroit, MI)  --  The A's jumped out to an 8-0 lead and held on to beat the Tigers 8-6 in Detroit.  Jed Lowrie hit a three-run bomb and Mark Canha added a solo shot in the first inning and Yan Gomes hit a two-RBI double.  Frankie Montas posted seven strikeouts and allowed three earned runs in six-and-two-thirds innings to pick up the win for Oakland, which has won four of its past five games.