Dillon Dingler’s tiebreaking three-run home run in a five-run eighth inning propelled the Detroit Tigers over the Los Angeles Angels 10-4 in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif.
The Angels led 4-2 going into the eighth before the Tigers teed off on Los Angeles’ bullpen with four singles, a walk and Dingler’s homer. Most of the damage was done against Reid Detmers, who gave up four of the five runs.
The Tigers added three runs in the ninth to send the Angels to their sixth loss in a row.
Los Angeles star Mike Trout did not play Thursday after exiting the Wednesday game due to left knee soreness. Angels manager Ron Washington announced postgame that Trout is headed to the injured list due to a bone bruise.
Detmers (0-2), who threw a no-hitter for the Angels in 2022, has allowed nine runs while recording a total of one out in his past two appearances.
Detroit also got home runs from Javier Baez, Gleyber Torres and Spencer Torkelson. Logan O’Hoppe and Jorge Soler homered for Los Angeles.
Tigers starter Casey Mize (5-1) was not at his best, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts, but he stuck around for seven innings.
O’Hoppe’s homer with one out in the second off Mize put the Angels up 1-0, but the Tigers responded with two homers in the third to take a 2-1 lead.
Baez led off the third against Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi with a homer, and two outs later, Torres went deep.
The Angels regained the lead at 3-2 in the bottom of the third after Zach Neto singled with one out, stole second and scored on Soler’s two-out homer.
The Angels added to their lead in the fourth when Kevin Newman, starting at third base for Luis Rengifo (rest), singled with two on and two outs to drive home Jo Adell and increase the hosts’ advantage to 4-2.
Kikuchi managed to get through five innings, inducing Andy Ibanez to line out to Newman at third with two on and two outs, his outing complete after 93 pitches. He permitted two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five.
–Field Level Media
