Matt Vierling hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 on Friday night.<\/p>\n
With the Angels leading 5-3, reliever Reid Detmers (3-3) walked pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones and Gleyber Torres to start the inning. Vierling batted for Kerry Carpenter and hit his first homer of the season over the Detroit bullpen in left.<\/p>\n
The Tigers avoided their third straight loss on a night when Tarik Skubal gave up back-to-back homers for the first time this season.<\/p>\n
With one out in the fifth inning and the Tigers leading 3-1, Gustavo Campero hit a two-run homer to left. Two pitches later, Los Angeles took the lead on Zach Neto’s second homer against Skubal this season.<\/p>\n
Skubal struck out Nolan Schanuel, but Mike Trout ended Skubal’s shortest start of the season with an infield single. <\/p>\n
Troy Melton (2-1) picked up the win with 2 1\/3 innings of relief. New Tigers closer Kyle Finnegan pitched the ninth for his 23rd save.<\/p>\n
Logan O’Hoppe gave the Angels a 1-0 lead with an RBI double in the second, but Detroit scored three times in the bottom of the inning.<\/p>\n
Spencer Torkelson led off with his 25th homer, Riley Greene singled and took third on Zach McKinstry’s double. Javier B\u00e1ez followed with a two-run bloop single to left.<\/p>\n
Jo Adell’s 24th homer put the Angels ahead 5-3 in the eighth inning. <\/p>\n
The game was delayed briefly in the third inning when Angels centerfielder Bryce Teodosio stumbled catching a fly ball and hit his head on the fence. He stayed in the game but was replaced by Campero for the fourth inning.<\/p>\n
With one out and a runner on first in the seventh, Neto hit a 106.7-mph line drive to left, but Greene made a diving catch to help Troy Melton escape the inning. <\/p>\n
Skubal hadn’t allowed back-to-back homers since Salvador Perez and Jorge Soler did it in the first inning of a 6-1 win for the Kansas City Royals on July 25, 2021.<\/p>\n
The teams face each other again on Saturday evening, with Detroit RHP Charlie Morton (7-9, 5.20) making his second Tigers start against LHP Yusei Kikuchi (5-7, 3.22).<\/p>\n
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