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Seth Smith’s production was down this year, but things have picked up for the Ole Miss product in the postseason. Smith hit a key home run for Oakland on Monday as the A’s beat Detroit 6-3 and took a 2-1 lead in their American League Division Series. Smith, whose numbers dropped this year in homers, RBIs, on-base and slugging percentage, is 4-for-8 in the series. On Monday, he belted a 3-1 pitch over the left-center field wall for a two-run bomb that put the A’s up 6-3 in the fifth inning and chased Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez. Many wondered why Detroit manager Jim Leyland left the right-hander in to face the lefty-hitting Smith, whose homer was his fourth all told against Sanchez, two coming in postseason play. “With their whole staff, you’re looking for a mistake and hope you can capitalize on it,” Smith told The Associated Press. “You will miss them sometimes, but fortunately for me, I was able to get the barrel to it.” He’ll attempt to barrel up some balls from Doug Fister, another righty, in Game 4 today at Comerica Park. Smith is 0-for-3 career against Fister.