Jed Lowrie had two more hits, Sean Manaea pitched six strong innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Thursday to sweep a four-game series. Lowrie went 9 for 17 (.529) with two homers and three doubles in the set, driving in at least one run in all four games. The A’s went 8-2 on their three-city road trip, the first time they had won eight times on a single swing since going 10-0 on a trip to Cleveland, Detroit and Kansas City as part of their 20-game winning streak in 2002. Oakland has won 10 of 12 overall. Detroit lost its ninth straight, matching a streak from September. The Tigers haven’t lost 10 in a row since their 119-loss season in 2003. Michael Fulmer (3-7) gave four runs and nine hits. He is 1-3 in his past six starts.
