Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels

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Detroit Tigers

37-45, 18-23 Away

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Los Angeles Angels

35-46, 17-25 Home

Logan O'Hoppe's 3-run homer propels Angels past Tigers 5-2 for 5th straight win

O'Hoppe's heroics helped support a great night from the Angels' bullpen, which allowed only one hit in 6 1/3 innings and retired the last 16 batters they faced.

“Tonight was about the pitching, defense and timely hitting. That's always a good formula to have and we certainly put it together tonight,” manager Ron Washington said.

American League batting leader Luis Rengifo had two hits, including a two-run homer in the second inning, to raise his average to .315.

Detroit pitcher Kenta Maeda left after taking a liner off his glove hand and stomach during the sixth inning.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he took Maeda out because he was at 87 pitches and Kevin Pillar was the next batter.

Maeda allowed two runs and six hits and struck out four in 5 1/3 innings.

Detroit managed only two hits — a pair of singles — after being held to four Thursday night.

“We get in these stretches, and you have to find a solution rather than letting it drag you down,” Hinch said. “We’re not finding hits. There’s a little bit of everything that creates a poor week or a poor stretch.”

Angels starter Zach Plesac’s night ended after 2 2/3 innings and four straight walks. Luis García (3-0) got the win and Carlos Estévez finished for his 16th save.

“I couldn't get a grip on the ball. It just kept sliding out,” Plesac said. “I felt good. I was making some good pitches. I just lot my grip after that two-out span.”

Rengifo and Taylor Ward got aboard with one out singles to left in the eighth inning off Shelby Miller (4-6). After Kevin Pillar struck out, O'Hoppe hit a first-pitch splitter 418 feet over the wall in left field for his 11th home run of the season.

“Before that at-bat, I picture moments like that. I really tried to feel that moment as much as I could. Blanked out and took a swing,” O'Hoppe said.

The Angels got on the scoreboard quickly. After Nolan Schanuel led off with a base hit to center, Rengifo drove a fastball from Maeda over the center-field wall. It was the second straight game the third baseman hit a two-run homer.

Plesac retired the first eight Detroit hitters before things went awry. Ryan Kreidler got aboard with a single to center before Plesac walked four straight Tigers, including Matt Vierling and Canha with the bases loaded, to end his night.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Angels: 3B Anthony Rendon (left hamstring strain) could face live pitching this weekend with a possible return the week before the All-Star break.

In a matchup of right handers, Detroit's Reese Olson (2-8, 3.35 ERA) faces Los Angeles' Griffin Canning (3-8, 4.72 ERA).

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Matchup Prediction

Angels: 48.8%

Tigers: 51.2%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Ibáñez flied out to center.
	9th Inning	Keith lined out to left.
	9th Inning	Canha lined out to right.
	9th Inning	Estévez relieved García
	8th Inning	Neto struck out swinging.
	8th Inning	O'Hoppe homered to left (418 feet), Rengifo scored and Ward scored.

Statistics

DET		LAA
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
9	Ground Balls	8
6	Strikeouts	10
2	Runs Batted In	5
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
2	Hits	10
0	Stolen Bases	0
4	Walks	1
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	5
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
29	At Bats	32
0	Home Runs	2
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
6	Runners Left On Base	11
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	1
14	Fly Balls	14
0	Caught Stealing	1
130	Pitches	127
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
2	Total Bases	17
33	Plate Appearances	33
0.0	Projected Home Runs	324.0
0	Extra Base Hits	3
-0.5	Runs Created	4.7
.069	Batting Average	.313
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.069	Slugging Percentage	.531
.138	Secondary Average	.219
.182	On Base Percentage	.333
.251	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.865
0.6	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
-0.5	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	5.3
10.0	Batter Rating	38.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	16.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.94	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.85
.000	Isolated Power	.219
0.67	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.10
.121	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.030
.069	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.094
4.0	Runs Produced	10.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.2	Patience Ratio	0.6
0.1	Balls In Play Average	0.4
59.8	MLB Rating	88.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0