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DETROIT -- Buck Farmer outlasted Alex Meyer in an unexpected pitchers' duel, and Justin Upton hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 on Wednesday night. Farmer (2-0) allowed three hits in 6 2/3 innings, and Detroit pushed across an unearned run in the third. Upton gave the Tigers some insurance with a drive to left off reliever Yusmeiro Petit. Detroit has won five of six. Meyer (2-3) permitted three hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out nine, but his wildness proved costly in the third. A hit batter, a walk and an error loaded the bases with nobody out, and the game's first run came home when Victor Martinez bounced into Continue to Article

June 08, 2017 4:00:am EST

DETROIT The Angels’ misadventures without Mike Trout continued Wednesday night. Buck Farmer outlasted Alex Meyer in an unexpected pitchers’ duel, and Justin Upton hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Angels, 4-0, on Wednesday night. Farmer (2-0) allowed three hits in 6 2/3 innings, and Detroit scored an unearned run in the third. Upton gave the Tigers some insurance with a drive to left off reliever Yusmeiro Petit. The Angels’ Meyer (2-3) permitted three hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out nine, but his wildness proved costly in the third. A hit batter, a walk and an error loaded the bases with nobody out, and the first run came home Continue to Article

June 08, 2017 1:40:am EST

DETROIT The Angels didn’t make things easy for themselves Tuesday night. The Angels led the Detroit Tigers 4-0 in the fifth inning, but closer Bud Norris had to pitch out of a bases-loaded jam to finish off a 5-3 victory. “That’s a nice win against a hot team,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “We had some trouble closing out some innings, including the ninth, but we got it done.” Norris retired Justin Upton and Nicholas Castellanos to start the ninth, but Alex Presley and Jose Iglesias kept the game alive with singles. Norris walked Ian Kinsler to put the winning run on base, then fell behind 3-0 to Alex Avila. Avila, though, fouled off the next two pitches before taking a pitch at the Continue to Article

June 07, 2017 12:56:am EST