Looks like Detroit will have a three-man closer rotation for at least the next week. 

--LHP Kenny Rogers threw a season-high 111 pitches Friday night but struggled in one inning and it cost him a defeat. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Todd Jones (right shoulder tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list July 31. 

Looks like Detroit will have a three-man closer rotation for at least the next week. 

Behind one of their best pitching performances of the second half of the season, the Oakland Athletics were able to end their longest losing streak in 14 years. 

Relief pitcher Brad Ziegler helped the Oakland Athletics end a losing streak, and set a team record along the way. 

Tigers' third baseman Carlos Guillen left the game against the Oakland Athletics after seven innings Friday night because of lower back spasms. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Todd Jones (right shoulder tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list July 31. 

--RHP Zach Miner turned in another solid performance through five innings Thursday night, allowing the Chicago White Sox just one run. 

Nailing down games has been a problem for Detroit over the last month-plus thanks to late-inning relief problems. 

Mired in their longest single-season losing streak in 14 years, a matchup against Kenny Rogers might not provide the Oakland Athletics with much relief. 

Manager Jim Leyland was realistic before the game even started, describing Detroit's chances for making a late run in the AL Central. 

Manager Jim Leyland doesn't want a repeat of this year's closer fiasco next season. 

--RHP Justin Verlander gave his tattered bullpen a rest, throwing 130 pitches and working 7 2/3 innings in a defeat at Chicago. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Todd Jones (right shoulder tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list July 31.