Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers Match Player Stats On Jun 08, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 8, 2017

DETROIT -- Danny Espinosa smacked three hits and drove in three runs and Andrelton Simmons had two hits during a six-run seventh inning as the Los Angeles Angels thumped the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park.

Simmons wound up with three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs, while Eric Young Jr. supplied three hits, three runs scored and an RBI for the Angels (31-32). Winning pitcher JC Ramirez (6-4) lasted five innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits.

Nicholas Castellanos had three hits, including a double and homer, for the Tigers (29-30). Ian Kinsler also contributed three hits and scored twice.

Tigers starter Michael Fulmer (6-4) gave up five runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. He had pitched at least six innings in his previous 11 starts.

Miguel Cabrera's RBI single gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead in the first. The ball took a funny hop past right fielder Kole Calhoun, allowing Kinsler to score from second without a throw.

Detroit made it 3-0 in the second. Castellanos drilled an opposite-field shot to lead off the inning. With two outs, Kinsler doubled and Alex Avila followed with another double to center field.

The Angels broke through on Espinosa's run-scoring double in the third but the Tigers got that back on Castellanos' two-out, RBI single in the bottom of the inning.

Los Angeles batted around and knocked out Fulmer with a four-run fifth to take a 5-4 lead. It could have scored even more if not for a defensive gem by center fielder Andrew Romine.

Juan Graterol, Simmons and Calhoun had run-scoring singles and Albert Pujols added a sacrifice fly. With runners at the corners and two outs, Ben Revere ripped a liner toward the gap in left-center field. Romine made a driving grab, robbing Revere of a two-run extra-base hit.

The Angels blew the game open with their six-run seventh against relievers Arcenio Leon and Daniel Stumpf. C.J. Cron and Espinosa rapped two-run singles. Simmons began and finished off the outburst with a leadoff double and an RBI single.

NOTES: Detroit C James McCann will be activated from the 10-day disabled list for the weekend series in Boston. McCann (left hand laceration) was hit by a pitch in Houston on May 25. ... Tigers RHP Justin Verlander threw a bullpen session Thursday under the watchful eyes of manager Brad Ausmus and pitching coach Rich Dubee. Verlander, who is scheduled to start Saturday, exited his last start Sunday during the third inning because of right groin tightness. ... Angels LF Cameron Maybin (left oblique muscle contusion) took batting practice on Thursday in Detroit and is expected to be activated from the DL on Friday. ... The Angels, who currently have seven pitchers on the DL, have used 41 players this season. That's second only to Seattle (44).