OAKLAND Mike Trout Jersey , Calif. (AP) Edwin Jackson’s wife and children had been traveling the country to make sure they didn’t miss this milestone moment.Complete with an extra-large bottle of champagne that wife Erika had ready for the celebration of his 100th victory, too. He accomplished it with his 13th major league team, at last.Jackson pitched scoreless ball into the sixth for the special win and the Oakland Athletics rediscovered their offense to thump the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Monday night.”To look back where I’ve come from, to imagine having 100 wins, it’s definitely something that I never envisioned, I never pictured, but I’ve been blessed with a crazy, successful career,” Jackson said. ”To be able to do it with these guys in the fashion they did it tonight makes it even more special.”Afterward, 6-year-old son Exavier held the souvenir ball and posed for photos with his elated father, and the boy said he will ”put it in my room.”Jonathan Lucroy drove in three as the A’s used their signature power to clear the fences and get back on track after being swept in a three-game weekend series at Colorado, scoring four total runs at Coors Field following a season-best six-game winning streak.Mark Canha hit a solo homer in the second to give Jackson (2-2) the lead on the way to the right-hander’s first victory in exactly a month – since June 30 against Cleveland. Jackson struck out five, gave up three hits and walked three in 5 2/3 innings.Stephen Piscotty homered leading off the eighth and Lucroy followed his early sacrifice fly with a two-run double in the inning. Jed Lowrie had a two-run double of his own three batters later.Nick Martini added an RBI double while Khris Davis also hit a sacrifice fly. Davis added a run-scoring single in the six-run eighth.Aledmys Diaz homered to start the ninth for Toronto.Oakland stayed perfect against the Blue Jays in 2018 after sweeping a four-game series at Toronto in May.Jackson got on a roll after he escaped trouble in the first, when he Curtis Granderson and Russell Martin to start the game.Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada (4-8) came off the disabled list from a left glute strain and allowed four runs over four innings in his first start since July 3.Oakland’s broadcast went commercial-free in honor of the late Hall of Famer Bill King to mark one year after he received the Ford C. Frick award.A’S TICKETSThe A’s are doing away with traditional season-ticket plans for next season in favor of a membership program that will allow fans to buy general admission tickets, reserve seats and also receive other special perks.JAYS TRADEThe Blue Jays acquired Ken Giles and a pair of pitching prospects from Houston for Roberto Osuna.Giles was expected to join Toronto on Tuesday in Oakland and will have a chance to close games, manager John Gibbons said.The 27-year-old Giles is 0-2 with 12 saves and a 4.99 ERA this season, and was currently in the minors.Giles punched himself in the face this season while heading to the dugout after giving up a three-run, ninth-inning homer to the Yankees’ Gary Sanchez on May 1.”We’ve had a lot of guys really come into their own once they come to this team,” Gibbons said. ”Hopefully that happens here. It’ll be a new start for him, too, which I’m sure he needs.”TRAINER’S ROOMBlue Jays: 3B Josh Donaldson was transferred to the 60-day disabled list with left calf tightness to clear room on the 40-man roster. He is doing plyometric jumping exercises and running with sprinting work to come this week. … Rookie 2B Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (left knee/sprained ankle) had an MRI exam a day after getting hurt on an awkward slide attempt trying to stretch a single into a double at the White Sox. The results were being reviewed by the team’s medical staff and a foot and ankle specialist. … CF Kevin Pillar, who has a sternoclavicular (SC) joint sprain from a diving catch, began taking batting practice on the field. He is turning and running without restriction and could do diving and sliding work this week, the team said. … RHP Aaron Sanchez (bruised right index finger) is scheduled for a second bullpen session Tuesday.Athletics: OF Matt Joyce suffered a setback with his strained lower back a couple of days ago while swinging the bat and was being examined Monday by specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Southern California. … RHP Jharel Cotton, recovering from Tommy John surgery in March http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , was back in the clubhouse to see his teammates and is doing sock throws at this stage during his rehab.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Sam Gaviglio (2-3, 4.65 ERA) tries to win for the first time in 12 starts – going 0-3 during the stretch – since beating the Phillies on May 25.Athletics: RHP Trevor Cahill (2-2, 3.43) makes his 200th career start. He is 1-0 with a 5.65 ERA with nine walks in three outings since coming off the DL on July 12.— I started seriously following the Cleveland Indians in 2012. From then through the 2014 season, I dreaded tuning in when the Tribe took on the Detroit Tigers because I knew that they would be..."I started seriously following the Cleveland Indians in 2012. From then through the 2014 season, I dreaded tuning in when the Tribe took on the Detroit Tigers because I knew that they would be absolutely destroyed. Those Detroit teams in the early 10s were scary good. But time waits for no one, and that includes baseball teams. Here, in 2019, the Tigers are looking pretty rough. The pitching looks mediocre and the offense looks significantly worse than that. The pendulum will eventually swing back in favor of the Tigers, but for now it should be fun to watch the Indians play them this season. But what, exactly, should we expect from the Tigers this season?Key offseason transactionsAcquisitionsSigned SS Pete Kozma (we won’t discuss this)Signed LHP Matt MooreSigned RHP Tyson RossSigned SS Jordy MercerSigned 2B Josh HarrisonDepartures/InjuriesSS Jose Iglesias became free agent (signed with Cincinnati Reds)DH Victor Martinez retiredLHP Francisco Liriano became free agent (signed with Pittsburgh Pirates)RHP Alex Wilson became free agent (signed with Milwaukee Brewers)RHP Michael Fulmer placed on 60-day DL (out for season)Victor Martinez retiring is going to make an impact on both Cleveland and Detroit fans alike as he’s always been regarded as a fan favorite regardless of where he was playing. From a performance standpoint, however, it’s probably best for the Tigers that he isn’t in their lineup anymore. Another huge blow to the Tigers in 2019 is the loss of Michael Fulmer. Fulmer had knee surgery last September and the Tigers were hoping he may come back at full strength in 2019. Unfortunately, his elbow is the issue now and he is the next in a long line of pitchers to undergo Tommy John surgery. Fulmer had Detroit fans excited after his dominant rookie campaign in 2016 (which ended in him winning the AL ROY award), but now his future is in question as he will miss all of 2019.The rotation is now filled out with Tyson Ross and Matt Moore, both of which are several years removed from their last good season. Add in Jordy Mercer and Josh Harrison to fill in the holes up the middle, and you can see how the Tigers have supplemented their group of younger players with older veterans.LineupNick Castellanos continued his dominance at the plate in 2018 and turned in his best season to date. He once again played in 157 games (678 PA) and he slashed an incredible .298/.354/.500 (wRC+ 130). He did this all while blasting 23 home runs and knocking in 89 runs. The problem with Castellanos is that he is an abysmal fielder. FanGraphs has him as worth -19 DRS in left field last season and a -12.3 UZR/150. In short, barring some minor miracle, Castellanos’ future is most likely in a DH role. But for now, he’s probably the best hitter for the Tigers.Last season was Jeimer Candelario’s first full season with the Tigers, and he seemed to take a step back in terms of offensive production. He ended the season with a .224/.317/.393 slash (wRC+ 95). He’s still walking at a decent clip (10.7%), but he’s striking out far too often (25.8%) and isn’t providing the slugging to offset it.Niko Goodrum was also in his first full season with Detroit last year and he did well, especially considering it was his first full season at the major league level period. He slashed .245/.315/.432 (wRC+ 103), and he can play at pretty much every position except pitcher and catcher.Don’t expect much from Jordy Mercer. He’s entering his age 32 season and he’s six years removed from his only above average season in 2013 (when he boasted a 115 wRC+ with the Pirates). Josh Harrison, on the other hand Garrett Richards Jersey , may prove to be a good pick up by the Tigers. An All-Star in 2017 for the Pirates, the second baseman slashed .272/.339/.432 (wRC+ 104) that year. He won’t be an offensive juggernaut, but he may be one of the better hitters in an otherwise thin lineup.And of course, no Tigers write-up would be complete without Miguel Cabrera. The perennial All-Star and Cleveland killer has slowed substantially in recent years, especially last year due to injury. The normally durable Cabrera played in just 38 games in 2018, and while he hit well in that time (.299/.395/.448, wRC+ 128), it remains to be seen if the 36-year-old can sustain that level of production over an entire season going forward.PitchingThe Detroit pitching in 2019 will not be good. The Tigers have a ton of talent coming up through the minor league system (Casey Mize’s curveball gives me nightmares), but they aren’t quite ready to produce at the major league level just yet. And with Fulmer out for the entire year, the rotation starts to look mighty shaky. Jordan Zimmermann looks to be the “ace” of the squad, and he hasn’t really put together a good season 2015, and his last truly dominant season was in 2014. Since coming to Detroit from Washington, Zimmermann has not been good.Matthew Boyd is set to be their #2 and he may be the “best” pitcher on the staff in that he was decidedly average in 2018. He made 31 starts, the most of any season in his career, and he threw 170.1 innings and allowed 83 earned runs while walking 51 and striking out 159 (ERA+ of exactly 100).If there’s one person who benefits from the absence of Michael Fulmer, it’s Spencer Turnbull. The Tigers drafted Turnbull in the second round of the 2014 draft, and he made his major league debut last September. While he struggled a bit in his 16.1 innings, his 95 mph sinker, 93 mph cutter, and 81 mph curve are all reasons to think he could help the Tigers out this season.If you’ve followed the Tigers over the past several years, then you’ll be well aware that their bullpen is typically a hot dumpster fire. As evidenced above in the lineup section, however, these times are a-changing. Shane Greene is back as the closer, and while he struggled in 2018, he was lights out in 2017 and could prove to be a reliable late inning option. You also have Joe Jimenez who http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , despite second half struggles in 2018, struck out everyone in sight all year long. If Greene moves on, expect to see Jimenez as the closer, especially since he’s only 24 this season. Add in guys like Victor Alcantara and Drew VerHagen (when he returns from injury), and you have some guys who will most likely generate more interest than the rotation. Even Daniel Norris, despite his propensity to give up the home run ball last year, was striking out more than a batter an inning last year. And that’s a good thing for the Tigers since it’s very likely that their starters may not survive deep into games in 2019.SummaryMike Ilitch, the longtime owner of the Detroit Tigers, passed away in February of 2017. It was often reported that he desparately wanted to win a World Series before he died, and that was evidenced by the exorbitant amount of money he spent on the team year in and year out. This philosophy of “buy a super team”, unfortunately (in the eyes of Detroit fans), never resulted in a championship. After Mr. I passed away, the philosophy around the Tigers changed. Payroll was shed, players were traded, and the focus shifted to building up the farm system in the hopes of going through a rebuild. The Tigers, similar to the White Sox, are nearing the part of their rebuild where the youth that they’ve infused into their system should start panning out. If it does, the Tigers are going to be very competitive yet again, except they won’t have the monster payroll they had a few years ago. It’s a riskier way to build a championship caliber team (we, as Cleveland fans, should know), but that’s the route the Tigers are going. It won’t make them competitive this season, but there’s a good chance that they will be as the next decade rolls around.By the way, the Tigers have Miguel Cabrera under contract through 2023.