DETROIT -- The Los Angeles Angels didn't make things easy for themselves on 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 edge of the strike zone to end the game.
"That was a great job by Bud," Scioscia said. "He didn't get a couple calls, but he got back into the at-bat with some great pitches. He knew he was playing with fire if the next guy (Miguel Cabrera) got to the plate."
Avila thought he had drawn a bases-loaded walk, but home-plate umpire Andy Fletcher didn't agree.
"I told him it was a ball," Avila said. "He told me it was a strike."
Kole Calhoun and C.J. Cron homered for the Angels.
Jesse Chavez (5-6) picked up the win, allowing two runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
"At the end of the day, I like the win, but I have to get better at pitching out of the stretch so I can get through six innings," he said.
Daniel Norris (3-3) took the loss, allowing four runs -- three earned -- five hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out seven, but allowed two homers.
"I know homers are going to happen, but it seems like every game I have a string of batters where I feel like I'm losing it," he said. "I have to get into a better rhythm."
The loss ended Detroit's four-game winning streak.
The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the first on Calhoun's ninth homer of the season, but Norris escaped walking three batters in the third. He picked off Eric Young, Jr. at second base, then got Albert Pujols to ground out with two runners on.
Yunel Escobar led off the fourth with a double over Presley's head in center field, and Cron made it 3-0 with a long homer to left. Presley made another defensive mistake in the fifth, misplaying Calhoun's single, and Andrelton Simmons scored from first.
Avila's ninth homer pulled the Tigers within 4-1 in the sixth, and Upton added an RBI single later in the inning. Blake Parker replaced Chavez with two outs, and he retired Castellanos to end the inning with runners on the corners.
"That was our biggest moment of the game," Scioscia said. "Blake has been great all year, and he stepped up to get Chavez out of that inning."
Calhoun added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
J.D. Martinez made it 5-3 with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, but Cabrera was thrown out to end the inning trying to advance to second on a wild pitch.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: The Angels have nine players on the DL, including CF Mike Trout (thumb), OF Cameron Maybin (oblique strain) and seven pitchers. Six of the pitchers are on the 60-day DL, with only Cam Bedrosian (groin) on the 10-day list. Bedrosian is expected to be activated Thursday after a final rehab outing with High-A Inland Empire.
Tigers: Detroit originally planned to activate 2B Ian Kinsler and C James McCann (hand laceration) off the 10-day DL on Tuesday. Kinsler went 1 for 4, but the Tigers decided to send McCann on a short rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo. ... RHP Justin Verlander is expected to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday or Thursday to test the groin soreness that knocked him out of Sunday's start.
HOT STREAK
Calhoun is hitting .478 (11 for 23) with four homers in a seven-game hitting streak.
"Kole had a really tough May, but in his last 20 at-bats, he's looked like the player we expected," Scioscia said.
UP NEXT
Angels: Los Angeles will start RHP Alex Meyer (2-2, 4.91) in the second game of the series on Wednesday. Meyer beat Detroit on May 14, allowing one earned run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Tigers: LHP Buck Farmer (1-0, 0.00) was recalled from Triple-A Toledo after the game and will start against the Angels on Wednesday. Farmer is replacing Matt Boyd in the rotation. LHP Blaine Hardy was optioned to Toledo to make room for Farmer on the roster.
Los Angeles Angels
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 edge of the strike zone to end the game.
"That was a great job by Bud," Scioscia said. "He didn't get a couple calls, but he got back into the at-bat with some great pitches. He knew he was playing with fire if the next guy (Miguel Cabrera) got to the plate."
Avila thought he had drawn a bases-loaded walk, but home-plate umpire Andy Fletcher didn't agree.
"I told him it was a ball," Avila said. "He told me it was a strike."
Kole Calhoun and C.J. Cron homered for the Angels.
Jesse Chavez (5-6) picked up the win, allowing two runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
"At the end of the day, I like the win, but I have to get better at pitching out of the stretch so I can get through six innings," he said.
Daniel Norris (3-3) took the loss, allowing four runs -- three earned -- five hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out seven, but allowed two homers.
"I know homers are going to happen, but it seems like every game I have a string of batters where I feel like I'm losing it," he said. "I have to get into a better rhythm."
The loss ended Detroit's four-game winning streak.
The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the first on Calhoun's ninth homer of the season, but Norris escaped walking three batters in the third. He picked off Eric Young, Jr. at second base, then got Albert Pujols to ground out with two runners on.
Yunel Escobar led off the fourth with a double over Presley's head in center field, and Cron made it 3-0 with a long homer to left. Presley made another defensive mistake in the fifth, misplaying Calhoun's single, and Andrelton Simmons scored from first.
Avila's ninth homer pulled the Tigers within 4-1 in the sixth, and Upton added an RBI single later in the inning. Blake Parker replaced Chavez with two outs, and he retired Castellanos to end the inning with runners on the corners.
"That was our biggest moment of the game," Scioscia said. "Blake has been great all year, and he stepped up to get Chavez out of that inning."
Calhoun added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
J.D. Martinez made it 5-3 with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, but Cabrera was thrown out to end the inning trying to advance to second on a wild pitch.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: The Angels have nine players on the DL, including CF Mike Trout (thumb), OF Cameron Maybin (oblique strain) and seven pitchers. Six of the pitchers are on the 60-day DL, with only Cam Bedrosian (groin) on the 10-day list. Bedrosian is expected to be activated Thursday after a final rehab outing with High-A Inland Empire.
Tigers: Detroit originally planned to activate 2B Ian Kinsler and C James McCann (hand laceration) off the 10-day DL on Tuesday. Kinsler went 1 for 4, but the Tigers decided to send McCann on a short rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo. ... RHP Justin Verlander is expected to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday or Thursday to test the groin soreness that knocked him out of Sunday's start.
HOT STREAK
Calhoun is hitting .478 (11 for 23) with four homers in a seven-game hitting streak.
"Kole had a really tough May, but in his last 20 at-bats, he's looked like the player we expected," Scioscia said.
UP NEXT
Angels: Los Angeles will start RHP Alex Meyer (2-2, 4.91) in the second game of the series on Wednesday. Meyer beat Detroit on May 14, allowing one earned run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Tigers: LHP Buck Farmer (1-0, 0.00) was recalled from Triple-A Toledo after the game and will start against the Angels on Wednesday. Farmer is replacing Matt Boyd in the rotation. LHP Blaine Hardy was optioned to Toledo to make room for Farmer on the roster.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Simmons grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun homered to left (355 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| J.D. Martinez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Castellanos singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Presley struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Young Jr. walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Young Jr. stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Young Jr. caught stealing third, pitcher to third to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Simmons stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Calhoun walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Iglesias lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Kinsler hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Avila walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Avila out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Escobar doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Cron homered to left (423 feet), Escobar scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Maldonado struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| V. Martínez lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Upton flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Robinson grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Simmons singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Calhoun singled to center, Simmons to second, Simmons scored, Calhoun to second on error by center fielder Presley. | 4 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Castellanos grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Presley lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Espinosa grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Kinsler grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Avila homered to left center (411 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| V. Martínez doubled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez singled to left, V. Martínez to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Upton singled to center, V. Martínez scored, J.D. Martinez to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Parker relieved Chavez. | 4 | 2 |
| Castellanos grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Hardy pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Hardy relieved Norris. | 4 | 2 |
| Young Jr. walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Robinson singled to center, Young Jr. to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Simmons popped out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Calhoun hit sacrifice fly to right, Young Jr. scored, Robinson to second. | 5 | 2 |
| León relieved Hardy. | 5 | 2 |
| Pujols lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Presley lined out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Iglesias lined out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Kinsler lined out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arcenio Leon pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Escobar walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Cron grounded out to third, Escobar to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Escobar caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Keynan Middleton pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Middleton relieved Parker. | 5 | 2 |
| Avila singled to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Cabrera walked, Avila to second. | 5 | 2 |
| V. Martínez flied out to right, Avila to third. | 5 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez hit sacrifice fly to right, Avila scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Cabrera out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | LAA | DET |
| Rodríguez relieved León. | 5 | 3 |
| Espinosa grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Robinson flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | DET |
| Norris relieved Middleton. | 5 | 3 |
| Upton flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Castellanos lined out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Presley singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Iglesias singled to left, Presley to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Presley to third, Iglesias to second on wild pitch by Norris. | 5 | 3 |
| Kinsler walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Avila struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Los Angeles Angels
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .268 | .331 | .393 |
| Calhoun RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .234 | .319 | .390 |
| Pujols DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .243 | .292 | .400 |
| Escobar 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .282 | .332 | .418 |
| Cron 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .233 | .278 | .333 |
| Maldonado C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .263 | .331 | .385 |
| Espinosa 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .150 | .235 | .281 |
| Young Jr. LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .320 | .452 | .520 |
| Robinson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 148 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Escobar (9, Norris) HR: Calhoun (9, 1st inning off Norris 0 on, 1 Out); Cron (2, 4th inning off Norris 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Calhoun 2 (23), Cron 2 (10) SF: Calhoun Angels RISP: 1-7 (Robinson 0-1, Cron 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Pujols 0-3) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Young Jr. (3, 2nd base off Norris/Avila); Simmons (7, 2nd base off Norris/Avila) CS: Escobar (3, 3rd base by León/Avila); Young Jr. (2, 3rd base by Norris) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Simmons-Espinosa-Cron). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 24,175 (58.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt |
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