DETROIT -- Eric Young Jr. is taking advantage of the opportunity to play in place of Mike Trout.
Young had three hits and scored three runs, helping the Los Angeles Angels rout the Detroit Tigers 11-4 Thursday.
The 32-year-old outfielder is hitting .333 since getting called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on May 29 to fill in for in for Trout, a two-time AL MVP recovering from a hand injury.
"He's showing what his skillset is and he's playing good defense," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "And on both sides of the plate, he's just getting clutch hits."
The switch-hitting Young shrugged off the success he's having, saying he's not thinking about it too much about regularly being in the lineup.
"As long as I see my name in there, hopefully I'm doing something that warrants keeping me in there," Young said. "If I come in the next day and see my name in there, I must have done something well enough the night before to get the next start.
Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to cap a four-run fifth inning and the Angels added six runs in the seventh, allowing them to pull away and win the three-game series.
JC Ramirez (6-4) gave up four runs -- allowing the Tigers to take an early 4-1 lead -- and 10 hits over five innings.
Michael Fulmer (6-4) allowed five runs and nine hits over a season-low, 4 1/3 innings.
"I made some good pitches. I made some bad pitches," he said. "And, they hit both."
Danny Espinosa had three hits and three RBI and Andrelton Simmons had three hits and two RBI for the Angels, who got two runs batted in by C.J. Cron .
Detroit relievers Arcenio Leon and Daniel Stumpf combined. Nick Castellanos extended his hitting streak to a season-long seven games with three hits, including a solo homer in the second, and had two RBI for the Tigers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Scioscia discussed life without Trout, who had surgery May 31 on his left thumb and is expected to be out until at least mid-July.
"It's a void no doubt, but even with Mike our lineup needed to get deeper," he said. "We weren't really firing on all cylinders. Without him, it was paramount that the guys who were struggling get going, and we're starting to see it with Kole (Calhoun). C.J. Cron is coming back. These guys have to become productive."
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander threw Thursday under the watchful eye of manager Brad Ausmus and pitching coach Rich Dubee. Verlander left his previous start Sunday with groin tightness in his right leg, but an MRI came back clean.
"His health is key," Ausmus said. "He's a horse. He drives the wagon."
He's expected to start Saturday in Boston, but his status could affect whether catcher James McCann (cut left hand) is activated from the DL for Friday's game.
If Verlander needs to miss a start, Ausmus indicated he might wait a day or two to activate McCann and perhaps make a move to recall a pitcher. McCann had four hits Wednesday off top Pirates pitching prospect Jameson Taillon during a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo.
IRONED OUT
Ausmus met with Castellanos on Wednesday night to discuss the incident in which Castellanos angrily tried to slam his helmet into a cubby hole when he was removed for pinch-runner Andrew Romine in the eighth inning. The helmet accidentally clipped teammate Miguel Cabrera in the head.
"We talked," Ausmus said. "It's done. Players throw helmets on almost a daily basis."
Ausmus was not perturbed by Castellanos' actions.
"I don't want him to be happy about being taken out of the game," Ausmus said. "I don't want pitchers to be happy when I take them out of the game. I don't want anyone to be happy about being pinch-hit for, but it's also part of the game. I was mad when I got pinch-hit for. They're competitors. You don't want them to be, `Ho hum, you pinch-hit for me.' You should want the bat in your hands and the ball in your hands."
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker, who is 4-1 in his last five starts, pitches the opener of a three-game set at Houston.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann, who is 0-3 on the road this season, opens a weekend series at Boston.
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Los Angeles Angels
Young had three hits and scored three runs, helping the Los Angeles Angels rout the Detroit Tigers 11-4 Thursday.
The 32-year-old outfielder is hitting .333 since getting called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on May 29 to fill in for in for Trout, a two-time AL MVP recovering from a hand injury.
"He's showing what his skillset is and he's playing good defense," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "And on both sides of the plate, he's just getting clutch hits."
The switch-hitting Young shrugged off the success he's having, saying he's not thinking about it too much about regularly being in the lineup.
"As long as I see my name in there, hopefully I'm doing something that warrants keeping me in there," Young said. "If I come in the next day and see my name in there, I must have done something well enough the night before to get the next start.
Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly to cap a four-run fifth inning and the Angels added six runs in the seventh, allowing them to pull away and win the three-game series.
JC Ramirez (6-4) gave up four runs -- allowing the Tigers to take an early 4-1 lead -- and 10 hits over five innings.
Michael Fulmer (6-4) allowed five runs and nine hits over a season-low, 4 1/3 innings.
"I made some good pitches. I made some bad pitches," he said. "And, they hit both."
Danny Espinosa had three hits and three RBI and Andrelton Simmons had three hits and two RBI for the Angels, who got two runs batted in by C.J. Cron .
Detroit relievers Arcenio Leon and Daniel Stumpf combined. Nick Castellanos extended his hitting streak to a season-long seven games with three hits, including a solo homer in the second, and had two RBI for the Tigers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Scioscia discussed life without Trout, who had surgery May 31 on his left thumb and is expected to be out until at least mid-July.
"It's a void no doubt, but even with Mike our lineup needed to get deeper," he said. "We weren't really firing on all cylinders. Without him, it was paramount that the guys who were struggling get going, and we're starting to see it with Kole (Calhoun). C.J. Cron is coming back. These guys have to become productive."
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander threw Thursday under the watchful eye of manager Brad Ausmus and pitching coach Rich Dubee. Verlander left his previous start Sunday with groin tightness in his right leg, but an MRI came back clean.
"His health is key," Ausmus said. "He's a horse. He drives the wagon."
He's expected to start Saturday in Boston, but his status could affect whether catcher James McCann (cut left hand) is activated from the DL for Friday's game.
If Verlander needs to miss a start, Ausmus indicated he might wait a day or two to activate McCann and perhaps make a move to recall a pitcher. McCann had four hits Wednesday off top Pirates pitching prospect Jameson Taillon during a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo.
IRONED OUT
Ausmus met with Castellanos on Wednesday night to discuss the incident in which Castellanos angrily tried to slam his helmet into a cubby hole when he was removed for pinch-runner Andrew Romine in the eighth inning. The helmet accidentally clipped teammate Miguel Cabrera in the head.
"We talked," Ausmus said. "It's done. Players throw helmets on almost a daily basis."
Ausmus was not perturbed by Castellanos' actions.
"I don't want him to be happy about being taken out of the game," Ausmus said. "I don't want pitchers to be happy when I take them out of the game. I don't want anyone to be happy about being pinch-hit for, but it's also part of the game. I was mad when I got pinch-hit for. They're competitors. You don't want them to be, `Ho hum, you pinch-hit for me.' You should want the bat in your hands and the ball in your hands."
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker, who is 4-1 in his last five starts, pitches the opener of a three-game set at Houston.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann, who is 0-3 on the road this season, opens a weekend series at Boston.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Simmons grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Kinsler singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Avila walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Kinsler scored, Avila to second. | 0 | 1 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Cron flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Revere struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Castellanos homered to right (385 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Kinsler doubled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Avila doubled to deep center, Kinsler scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Cabrera lined out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Young Jr. singled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Espinosa doubled to deep left center, Young Jr. scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Graterol grounded out to first, Espinosa to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| V. Martínez doubled to deep left. | 1 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez grounded out to shortstop, V. Martínez to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Upton popped out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| Castellanos singled to left, V. Martínez scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Castellanos caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Pujols reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Escobar flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Cron lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Revere lined out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Romine singled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Machado singled to right, Romine to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Kinsler flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Avila lined out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Fulmer pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Young Jr. doubled to deep right. | 1 | 4 |
| Espinosa singled to right center, Young Jr. to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Graterol reached on infield single to shortstop, Young Jr. scored, Espinosa to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Simmons singled to center, Espinosa scored, Graterol to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Calhoun singled to deep right, Graterol scored, Simmons to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Pujols hit sacrifice fly to left, Simmons scored, Calhoun to second on error by left fielder Upton. | 5 | 4 |
| Escobar singled to center, Calhoun to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Greene relieved Fulmer. | 5 | 4 |
| Cron fouled out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Revere lined out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| V. Martínez lined out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Upton singled to right, Upton out stretching at second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Arcenio Leon pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| León relieved Greene. | 5 | 4 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| Espinosa fouled out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| Graterol lined out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Keynan Middleton pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Middleton relieved Ramírez. | 5 | 4 |
| Castellanos doubled to right. | 5 | 4 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Kinsler reached on infield single to shortstop, Castellanos to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Avila fouled out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Arcenio Leon pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Simmons doubled to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Calhoun walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| Escobar walked, Simmons to third, Calhoun to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Cron singled to left, Simmons and Calhoun scored, Escobar to second. | 7 | 4 |
| Stumpf relieved León. | 7 | 4 |
| Robinson hit for Revere. | 7 | 4 |
| Robinson walked, Escobar to third, Cron to second. | 7 | 4 |
| Young Jr. singled to center, Escobar scored, Cron to third, Robinson to second. | 8 | 4 |
| Espinosa singled to center, Cron and Robinson scored, Young Jr. to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Graterol fouled out to first. | 10 | 4 |
| Simmons singled to left, Young Jr. scored, Espinosa to second, Espinosa thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 11 | 4 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Robinson in center field. | 11 | 4 |
| Young Jr. in left field. | 11 | 4 |
| Parker relieved Middleton. | 11 | 4 |
| Cabrera walked. | 11 | 4 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez doubled to deep center, Cabrera to third. | 11 | 4 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Mahtook in center field. | 11 | 4 |
| Hicks at first base. | 11 | 4 |
| Presley in right field. | 11 | 4 |
| Romine at second base. | 11 | 4 |
| Rodríguez relieved Stumpf. | 11 | 4 |
| Calhoun singled to left, Calhoun out at second. | 11 | 4 |
| Pujols fouled out to first. | 11 | 4 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Hernandez relieved Parker. | 11 | 4 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| Machado singled to center. | 11 | 4 |
| Presley struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| Avila flied out to left. | 11 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Saupold relieved Rodríguez. | 11 | 4 |
| Cron fouled out to catcher. | 11 | 4 |
| Robinson fouled out to catcher. | 11 | 4 |
| Young Jr. flied out to left. | 11 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brooks Pounders pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Pennington at shortstop. | 11 | 4 |
| Pounders relieved Hernandez. | 11 | 4 |
| Hicks grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 4 |
| V. Martínez flied out to left. | 11 | 4 |
| Mahtook singled to right. | 11 | 4 |
| Mahtook to second on balk by Pounders. | 11 | 4 |
| Upton flied out to left. | 11 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .276 | .339 | .401 |
Pennington SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .307 | .231 |
| Calhoun RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .235 | .319 | .385 |
| Pujols DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .243 | .289 | .394 |
| Escobar 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .277 | .328 | .408 |
| Cron 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .232 | .275 | .326 |
| Revere LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .210 | .222 | .306 |
a-Robinson PH-CF
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .182 | .250 | .182 |
| Young Jr. CF-LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .333 | .436 | .515 |
| Espinosa 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .165 | .246 | .299 |
| Graterol C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .257 | .257 | .286 |
| Totals | 39 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 134 | |||
| a-walked for B Revere in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Espinosa (7, Fulmer); Young Jr. (3, Fulmer); Simmons (11, León) RBI: Espinosa 3 (21), Graterol (4), Simmons 2 (25), Calhoun (24), Pujols (43), Cron 2 (12), Young Jr. (3) SF: Pujols 2-out RBI: Simmons Angels RISP: 9-16 (Calhoun 1-2, Cron 1-2, Escobar 1-1, Espinosa 2-2, Simmons 2-3, Revere 0-1, Young Jr. 1-1, Pujols 0-1, Graterol 1-3) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Calhoun (Upton at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 34,810 (83.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:24 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Alan Porter |
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