Brad Ausmus shook up the lineup and Detroit responded with its highest-scoring game of the season. Just a coincidence, perhaps, but the Tigers and their manager will take it. "You only have so much at your beck and call as a manager, things you can do when an offense is struggling," Ausmus said. "Not that it was a huge shock with the lineup change, but you hope it's some type of shock to the lineup system that maybe has some positive effect." J.D. and Victor Martinez both homered, and Justin Verlander pitched impressively into the seventh inning to lift the Tigers to a 9-4 victory over theOakland Athletics on Wednesday night. Ausmus moved J.D. Martinez from fifth to second in the batting order, swapping him with Justin Upton. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=360427106
