Riley Greene hit the first grand slam of his career to put the Detroit Tigers ahead, but the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 7-6 win on a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento.

The Tigers (78-56) have lost three straight, including the first two games of this three-game series against the A’s (62-72), who have quietly been one of baseball’s hottest teams over the past five weeks.

After falling into a 3-0 hole on Jacob Wilson’s three-run homer in the first inning, the Tigers answered in the third, loading the bases on a single and two walks before Greene crushed a slider from A’s starter Osvaldo Bido 471 feet to center. It was the longest home run by a Tiger in the Statcast era (2015-present).

As it turned out, Greene’s milestone swing was

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