Athletics starter Jesse Chavez fell to 1-5 on the year with a loss, Tuesday, to Detroit.
Chavez lost his third straight decision in hard-luck fashion. He allowed one unearned run over eight innings, while his teammates were shut out.
"Just tried to take it inning by inning and every at-bat by at-bat," Chavez said, per MLB.com. "I didn't really look into it as, 'Oh, this is my best start of my career,' or anything like that. Just tried to give the guys a good chance to win and try to get them in as quick as possible."
Chavez allowed five hits and walked two, striking out four. His next start is Sunday, against the Yankees.