ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels staged their over version of Home Run Derby against Detroit Tigers starter Shane Greene.
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols were among five Angels batters to homer in the first two innings, allowing Jered Weaver to breeze to an 8-6 victory on Saturday night.
"We were due for it," Trout said. "The last couple of games, we've been hitting balls hard, but they just weren't falling in. And tonight we got a couple over the fence."
Weaver (4-4) won his fourth straight decision over five starts, allowing three runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings with three strikeouts and no walks.
"The boys came out swinging. I was able to get some runs, and it was nice to pitch with a lead like that because you can be a little bit more aggressive in the zone," Weaver said. "I tried to go out there and pitch to contact as much as possible and they were able to get some hits together, but I was able to maneuver myself out of some situations and tried to limit the damage."
Kole Calhoun, Matt Joyce and rookie Carlos Perez also went deep for the Angels, who had totaled just six home runs in Weaver's 10 previous starts this season. For Joyce, it was his third in four games after hitting just one in his first 40.
"We got the big lead, and I think it obviously gave Weave a little bit of breathing room where he could just pitch and not worry that one mistake would cost him the ballgame," manager Mike Scioscia said. "The bats came alive, and it was a good night for it. We needed it because we haven't been scoring a lot of runs. So it's good to get them early like we did tonight."
Greene (4-4) was charged with seven runs and six hits in just 1 2/3 innings after giving up only three in his first 59 innings this season combined.
It was the first time a Tigers opponent hit five homers in a game since May 26, 2014, when the Athletics won 10-0 at Oakland. The last time the Detroit staff surrendered more than five was Sept. 4 at Boston, when the Red Sox tied a franchise record with eight in a 20-4 rout.
"It was just one of those nights. The ball was traveling well," Tigers reliever Alex Wilson said. "They've got some big guys who can hit some homers, and tonight they ran into a few."
The Tigers closed to 7-5 in the eighth against Fernando Salas with a run-scoring groundout by Tyler Collins and an RBI double by James McCann. But Perez got one of the runs back in the eighth with an RBI double and Huston Street got his 16th save in 18 attempts despite giving up a two-out homer to Ian Kinsler in the ninth.
Trout ignited the Angels' long-ball barrage with his 12th homer and Calhoun added his fifth two batters later. Joyce and Perez opened the second inning with homers to left-center, the first time the Angels have gone back-to-back in their first 50 games.
Efren Navarro followed with a single off Greene's glove, and Trout drew a two-out walk before Pujols drove the next pitch deep into the seats in left field for his 531st career homer and 11th this season. At that point, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus mercifully removed the 26-year-old right-hander after 46 pitches with a 7-1 deficit and replaced him with Wilson.
Wilson retired all 11 batters he faced, while the Tigers cut the margin to 7-3 with Miguel Cabrera's RBI double in the third and Nick Castellanos' sacrifice fly in the fourth. The Angels didn't get another baserunner until Johnny Giavotella singled with two outs in the seventh against Blaine Hardy.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: C Alex Avila, experiencing left knee problems, is scheduled to resume baseball activities when the team gets home for a three-game series against Oakland before going out on a minor league rehab assignment.
Angels: Pujols, who has homered in three consecutive games for the second time in his career, was limited to designated hitter duty because of a sore groin. ... SS Erick Aybar missed his second straight game because of a hamstring problem, and Navarro was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to play first base. RHP Vinnie Pestano was optioned to the Bees to make room for Navarro on the active roster.
UP NEXT:
Tigers: LHP David Price (4-1) scattered five hits over seven innings in a 1-0 win at Oakland on Tuesday. Detroit has won 11 of his last 12 starts, including the final two of last season.
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (3-4) is 1-4 with a 5.77 ERA in his last seven starts after beating Seattle and Texas on the road in his first two outings. The Michigan native's only other start against the Tigers was on July 26. 2014, when he pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and did not walk a batter in a 4-0 win.
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols were among five Angels batters to homer in the first two innings, allowing Jered Weaver to breeze to an 8-6 victory on Saturday night.
"We were due for it," Trout said. "The last couple of games, we've been hitting balls hard, but they just weren't falling in. And tonight we got a couple over the fence."
Weaver (4-4) won his fourth straight decision over five starts, allowing three runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings with three strikeouts and no walks.
"The boys came out swinging. I was able to get some runs, and it was nice to pitch with a lead like that because you can be a little bit more aggressive in the zone," Weaver said. "I tried to go out there and pitch to contact as much as possible and they were able to get some hits together, but I was able to maneuver myself out of some situations and tried to limit the damage."
Kole Calhoun, Matt Joyce and rookie Carlos Perez also went deep for the Angels, who had totaled just six home runs in Weaver's 10 previous starts this season. For Joyce, it was his third in four games after hitting just one in his first 40.
"We got the big lead, and I think it obviously gave Weave a little bit of breathing room where he could just pitch and not worry that one mistake would cost him the ballgame," manager Mike Scioscia said. "The bats came alive, and it was a good night for it. We needed it because we haven't been scoring a lot of runs. So it's good to get them early like we did tonight."
Greene (4-4) was charged with seven runs and six hits in just 1 2/3 innings after giving up only three in his first 59 innings this season combined.
It was the first time a Tigers opponent hit five homers in a game since May 26, 2014, when the Athletics won 10-0 at Oakland. The last time the Detroit staff surrendered more than five was Sept. 4 at Boston, when the Red Sox tied a franchise record with eight in a 20-4 rout.
"It was just one of those nights. The ball was traveling well," Tigers reliever Alex Wilson said. "They've got some big guys who can hit some homers, and tonight they ran into a few."
The Tigers closed to 7-5 in the eighth against Fernando Salas with a run-scoring groundout by Tyler Collins and an RBI double by James McCann. But Perez got one of the runs back in the eighth with an RBI double and Huston Street got his 16th save in 18 attempts despite giving up a two-out homer to Ian Kinsler in the ninth.
Trout ignited the Angels' long-ball barrage with his 12th homer and Calhoun added his fifth two batters later. Joyce and Perez opened the second inning with homers to left-center, the first time the Angels have gone back-to-back in their first 50 games.
Efren Navarro followed with a single off Greene's glove, and Trout drew a two-out walk before Pujols drove the next pitch deep into the seats in left field for his 531st career homer and 11th this season. At that point, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus mercifully removed the 26-year-old right-hander after 46 pitches with a 7-1 deficit and replaced him with Wilson.
Wilson retired all 11 batters he faced, while the Tigers cut the margin to 7-3 with Miguel Cabrera's RBI double in the third and Nick Castellanos' sacrifice fly in the fourth. The Angels didn't get another baserunner until Johnny Giavotella singled with two outs in the seventh against Blaine Hardy.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: C Alex Avila, experiencing left knee problems, is scheduled to resume baseball activities when the team gets home for a three-game series against Oakland before going out on a minor league rehab assignment.
Angels: Pujols, who has homered in three consecutive games for the second time in his career, was limited to designated hitter duty because of a sore groin. ... SS Erick Aybar missed his second straight game because of a hamstring problem, and Navarro was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to play first base. RHP Vinnie Pestano was optioned to the Bees to make room for Navarro on the active roster.
UP NEXT:
Tigers: LHP David Price (4-1) scattered five hits over seven innings in a 1-0 win at Oakland on Tuesday. Detroit has won 11 of his last 12 starts, including the final two of last season.
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (3-4) is 1-4 with a 5.77 ERA in his last seven starts after beating Seattle and Texas on the road in his first two outings. The Michigan native's only other start against the Tigers was on July 26. 2014, when he pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and did not walk a batter in a 4-0 win.
10:05PM,EDT,May 30,2015
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Gose flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to center, Cabrera out stretching at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Giavotella grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout homered to center (434 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun homered to right center (393 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Freese fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Céspedes homered to left (421 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez singled to left center, J.D. Martinez to second on error by left fielder Joyce. | 1 | 2 |
| Collins struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| McCann flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Joyce homered to center (397 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| Pérez homered to center (399 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| Navarro reached on infield single to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| Green struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Giavotella lined out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Trout walked, Navarro to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Pujols homered to left (417 feet), Navarro and Trout scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Wilson relieved Greene. | 1 | 7 |
| Calhoun grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Iglesias singled to shallow left. | 1 | 7 |
| Gose singled to shallow right center, Iglesias to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Kinsler grounded into double play, third to first, Iglesias out at third, Gose to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Cabrera doubled to center, Gose scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Céspedes grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Freese grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| Joyce grounded out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| Pérez flied out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| J.D. Martinez doubled to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Collins singled to right, J.D. Martinez to third. | 2 | 7 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Castellanos hit sacrifice fly to right, J.D. Martinez scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Collins stole second. | 3 | 7 |
| Iglesias lined out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Navarro grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Green grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Giavotella flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Gose grounded out to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Kinsler lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Trout grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Pujols grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Calhoun flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Céspedes lined out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| J.D. Martinez grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| Collins grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Freese grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Hardy relieved Wilson. | 3 | 7 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Featherston at shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| McCann hit by pitch. | 3 | 7 |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Iglesias reached on bunt single to catcher, McCann to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Ramos relieved Weaver. | 3 | 7 |
| Gose grounded out to pitcher, McCann to third, Iglesias to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Salas relieved Ramos. | 3 | 7 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Hardy pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Navarro flied out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Giavotella doubled to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Trout lined out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Salas pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Céspedes singled to right. | 3 | 7 |
| J.D. Martinez doubled to deep right, Céspedes to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Collins grounded out to shortstop, Céspedes scored. | 4 | 7 |
| McCann doubled to right, J.D. Martinez scored. | 5 | 7 |
| Smith relieved Salas. | 5 | 7 |
| Castellanos grounded out to second. | 5 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Al Alburquerque pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Alburquerque relieved Hardy. | 5 | 7 |
| Pujols grounded out to second. | 5 | 7 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| Freese singled to center. | 5 | 7 |
| Joyce walked, Freese to second. | 5 | 7 |
| Nieuwenhuis ran for Joyce. | 5 | 7 |
| Pérez doubled to left, Freese scored, Nieuwenhuis to third. | 5 | 8 |
| Navarro intentionally walked. | 5 | 8 |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Nieuwenhuis in left field. | 5 | 8 |
| Street relieved Smith. | 5 | 8 |
| Iglesias lined out to left. | 5 | 8 |
| Gose grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 8 |
| Kinsler homered to center (407 feet). | 6 | 8 |
| Cabrera fouled out to right. | 6 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gose CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .322 | .360 | .447 |
| Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .270 | .347 | .367 |
| Cabrera 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .440 | .583 |
| Céspedes LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .284 | .317 | .485 |
| J.D. Martinez RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .266 | .332 | .468 |
| Collins DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .263 | .333 | .263 |
| McCann C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .286 | .324 | .419 |
| Castellanos 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .230 | .276 | .366 |
| Iglesias SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .338 | .393 | .429 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 136 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Cabrera (10, Weaver); J.D. Martinez 2 (11, Weaver, Salas); McCann (6, Salas) HR: Céspedes (7, 2nd inning off Weaver 0 on, 0 Out); Kinsler (1, 9th inning off Street 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Céspedes (28), Cabrera (34), Castellanos (21), Collins (1), McCann (11), Kinsler (22) SF: Castellanos 2-out RBI: Cabrera, McCann, Kinsler GIDP: Kinsler Tigers RISP: 3-14 (McCann 1-3, Céspedes 0-1, Gose 0-1, Cabrera 1-1, Iglesias 0-1, Collins 1-3, Kinsler 0-2, Castellanos 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Collins (1, 2nd base off Weaver/Pérez) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 40,369 (88.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Adam Hamari, Third Base - Will Little |
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