Gio Urshela drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the eighth as Detroit defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in the Tigers’ home opener Friday afternoon.Matt Vierling and Mark Canha hit solo homers and Spencer Torkelson doubled twice and scored two runs.Detroit starter Tarik Skubal gave up four runs and four hits while striking out nine in 6 1/3 innings. Jason Foley (2-0) picked up the win with one scoreless inning and Alex Lange notched the save as the Tigers won their sixth game in seven tries to start the season.Brent Rooker and Abraham Toro homered for the A’s, whose starter, JP Sears, allowed four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.The only runner Sears allowed in the first three innings was Canha, who was hit by a pitch. Sears had much less success during the second time through the Tigers’ order.Vierling led off the fourth with his first homer of the season, smacking an 0-1 fastball over the left field wall. Andy Ibanez then reached on an infield single and advanced to second on third baseman Darell Hernaiz’s throwing error.Torkelson followed with a double to left, knocking in Ibanez. Greene drove in Torkelson with an RBI single to left.Skubal cruised through the first five innings, allowing only a single to Brent Rooker and a walk to Tyler Nevin. The A’s broke through in the sixth with two extra-base hits.