Detroit @ Los Angeles preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 6, 2018 ) Detroit 2, LA Angels 6

After dropping six of their previous seven contests, the Los Angeles Angels began their six-game homestand with a convincing victory over the Detroit Tigers. Los Angeles attempts to post consecutive wins for the first time since a four-game run from July 25-28 when it hosts Detroit on Tuesday for the middle contest of their three-game set.

Andrelton Simmons, who has hit safely in seven of his last eight contests, and Eric Young Jr. both recorded a homer and two RBIs on Monday as the Angels posted a 6-2 triumph. Los Angeles likely will be without Mike Trout for the entire series as the superstar received a cortisone shot in his injured wrist on Monday and remains day-to-day, although manager Mike Scioscia is hopeful he will return Friday versus Oakland. The Tigers took an early lead in the series opener but finished with only three hits as they suffered their fourth consecutive loss. Nicholas Castellanos ended a 20-game drought with his 16th homer of the season while Jose Iglesias delivered an RBI single as he improved to 6-for-19 with four RBIs this month.

TV: 10:07 p.m. ET, FS Detroit, FS West (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Tigers RH Jacob Turner (0-0, 15.88 ERA) vs. Angels LH Andrew Heaney (6-7, 3.75)

Turner is expected to be summoned from Triple-A Toledo to start in place of Mike Fiers, who was traded to Oakland on Monday for future considerations. The 27-year-old Turner was drafted ninth overall by Detroit in 2009 but went 1-2 with an 8.28 ERA in six turns over two seasons before being sent to Miami in a five-player trade in July 2012. Turner, who made four relief appearances during his second stint with the Marlins earlier this year, is 0-3 with a 13.50 ERA in three career starts against the Angels.

Heaney is coming off a loss at Tampa Bay on Thursday in which he yielded four runs and six hits over six innings. The 27-year-old native of Oklahoma had a solid month of July, going 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA while allowing three runs or fewer in each of his five turns and registering 10 strikeouts on two occasions. Heaney made his only career start versus the Tigers on May 31 in Detroit, where he suffered the loss after surrendering five runs and eight hits over five innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. Angels RHP Nick Tropeano, who already has made two trips to the disabled list this season with shoulder issues, exited Monday's game after five innings due to tightness.

2. Detroit has scored a total of three runs during its four-game slide.

3. Los Angeles recalled 1B Jose Fernandez from Triple-A Salt Lake and optioned RHP Deck McGuire to the Bees.

PREDICTION: Angels 9, Tigers 4