ANAHEIM, Calif. -- C.J. Cron's
second homer of the night soared over the left field fence and ended a
remarkable power display in a ballpark that doesn't set off these types
of fireworks very often.
Although the Los Angeles Angels and the Detroit Tigers combined to hit nine homers, Cron's last blast was the biggest.
Cron also hit a first-inning homer while driving in five runs, and the Angels blew a seven-run lead before rallying for an 11-9 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night.
"It seemed like everybody at the plate just wanted to crush the ball," Cron said.
Cron's two-run shot to left against Mark Lowe (1-3) put an exclamation point on a crazy game in Anaheim, where the marine layer and the spacious outfield typically make homers much more precious.
Mike Trout also hit a three-run homer during the Angels' 17-hit performance in their ninth consecutive home victory over the Tigers. Jefry Marte homered and had a career-high four hits against his former Detroit teammates.
"We got some good looks and drove the ball well," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "But the ball was carrying well, and they showed that, too."
Ian Kinsler hit a grand slam in the seventh before Victor Martinez's solo shot tied it in the eighth for the Tigers, who rallied from a 9-2 deficit in the sixth inning but lost despite hitting five homers and stranding only one baserunner all night.
The Tigers have lost 15 of their last 16 games in Anaheim and 21 of their last 25 meetings with the Angels overall. Detroit has lost four straight on its California trip.
Huston Street (2-0) pitched a perfect ninth in his first appearance for the Angels since April 23.
SANCHEZ'S WOES
Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez had another ugly night despite avoiding his fifth consecutive loss, yielding eight hits and six runs in just three innings.
"His location is off," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "I don't think he's real confident on the mound right now. We're going to have to make an adjustment with Sanchez, because we need better starts than that. And he knows we need better starts than that."
Ausmus said he hasn't decided whether to yank Sanchez from the rotation. The right-hander went 0-4 with a 7.09 ERA in six starts in May.
"I'm healthy and I feel like everything is there, but all season long, I feel like I'm working through something," Sanchez said. "I don't know what's going on right now, but I need to just keep working. I have to clear my mind. (There's) something that I have to do. I don't know what, but I have to do something."
RALLY
Los Angeles led 9-2 after five innings, but the Tigers were just getting started. After J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer off starter Hector Santiago in the sixth, Kinsler followed up three walks with his first career grand slam in the seventh off Cam Bedrosian.
Victor Martinez added the tying shot in the eighth off Fernando Salas.
SANTIAGO'S STRUGGLE
Santiago and his bullpen couldn't protect that huge early lead. He gave up early homers by Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton, and he walked two in the seventh before Bedrosian gave up Kinsler's grand slam into the short porch in left field. Cabrera, Cron, Upton and Trout all homered in the first two innings alone, with Trout's 12th shot of the season putting the Angels up 5-2.
PENNINGTON HURT
Angels SS Cliff Pennington left in the seventh inning with a strained left hamstring after running out an infield hit. Pennington returned from the DL on Saturday after missing 14 games with the same injury.
SAUPOLD OUT
Los Angeles scored three runs in the fourth against reliever Warwick Saupold, who left in the sixth inning with a right groin strain after falling awkwardly while covering first base.
MARTE'S MOMENT
Marte got a hit in all four at-bats after getting recalled by the Angels earlier in the day, including a third-inning homer and a fifth-inning RBI single. He made his big-league debut with 33 games for Detroit last season before getting traded to Los Angeles last winter. "We're happy to have him on the team, especially if he's swinging it like that," Scioscia said.
UP NEXT
Tigers: Michael Fulmer (4-1, 3.97 ERA) makes the seventh start of his major league career after winning his previous two outings.
Angels: Inconsistent Matt Shoemaker (3-5, 5.96 ERA) looks to build on his dominant performance last week against Houston.
Although the Los Angeles Angels and the Detroit Tigers combined to hit nine homers, Cron's last blast was the biggest.
Cron also hit a first-inning homer while driving in five runs, and the Angels blew a seven-run lead before rallying for an 11-9 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night.
"It seemed like everybody at the plate just wanted to crush the ball," Cron said.
Cron's two-run shot to left against Mark Lowe (1-3) put an exclamation point on a crazy game in Anaheim, where the marine layer and the spacious outfield typically make homers much more precious.
Mike Trout also hit a three-run homer during the Angels' 17-hit performance in their ninth consecutive home victory over the Tigers. Jefry Marte homered and had a career-high four hits against his former Detroit teammates.
"We got some good looks and drove the ball well," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "But the ball was carrying well, and they showed that, too."
Ian Kinsler hit a grand slam in the seventh before Victor Martinez's solo shot tied it in the eighth for the Tigers, who rallied from a 9-2 deficit in the sixth inning but lost despite hitting five homers and stranding only one baserunner all night.
The Tigers have lost 15 of their last 16 games in Anaheim and 21 of their last 25 meetings with the Angels overall. Detroit has lost four straight on its California trip.
Huston Street (2-0) pitched a perfect ninth in his first appearance for the Angels since April 23.
SANCHEZ'S WOES
Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez had another ugly night despite avoiding his fifth consecutive loss, yielding eight hits and six runs in just three innings.
"His location is off," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "I don't think he's real confident on the mound right now. We're going to have to make an adjustment with Sanchez, because we need better starts than that. And he knows we need better starts than that."
Ausmus said he hasn't decided whether to yank Sanchez from the rotation. The right-hander went 0-4 with a 7.09 ERA in six starts in May.
"I'm healthy and I feel like everything is there, but all season long, I feel like I'm working through something," Sanchez said. "I don't know what's going on right now, but I need to just keep working. I have to clear my mind. (There's) something that I have to do. I don't know what, but I have to do something."
RALLY
Los Angeles led 9-2 after five innings, but the Tigers were just getting started. After J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer off starter Hector Santiago in the sixth, Kinsler followed up three walks with his first career grand slam in the seventh off Cam Bedrosian.
Victor Martinez added the tying shot in the eighth off Fernando Salas.
SANTIAGO'S STRUGGLE
Santiago and his bullpen couldn't protect that huge early lead. He gave up early homers by Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton, and he walked two in the seventh before Bedrosian gave up Kinsler's grand slam into the short porch in left field. Cabrera, Cron, Upton and Trout all homered in the first two innings alone, with Trout's 12th shot of the season putting the Angels up 5-2.
PENNINGTON HURT
Angels SS Cliff Pennington left in the seventh inning with a strained left hamstring after running out an infield hit. Pennington returned from the DL on Saturday after missing 14 games with the same injury.
SAUPOLD OUT
Los Angeles scored three runs in the fourth against reliever Warwick Saupold, who left in the sixth inning with a right groin strain after falling awkwardly while covering first base.
MARTE'S MOMENT
Marte got a hit in all four at-bats after getting recalled by the Angels earlier in the day, including a third-inning homer and a fifth-inning RBI single. He made his big-league debut with 33 games for Detroit last season before getting traded to Los Angeles last winter. "We're happy to have him on the team, especially if he's swinging it like that," Scioscia said.
UP NEXT
Tigers: Michael Fulmer (4-1, 3.97 ERA) makes the seventh start of his major league career after winning his previous two outings.
Angels: Inconsistent Matt Shoemaker (3-5, 5.96 ERA) looks to build on his dominant performance last week against Houston.
10:05PM,EDT,May 31,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera homered to left center (456 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Calhoun singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout walked, Calhoun to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, third to second to first, Trout out at second, Calhoun to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Cron homered to left center (400 feet), Calhoun scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Marte singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Ortega grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Upton homered to left (420 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Maybin reached on infield single to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Maybin caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 2 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Pennington reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Pérez flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Petit singled to right, Pennington to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Petit picked off first. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Trout homered to left center (400 feet), Pennington and Calhoun scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Pujols singled to deep left center, Pujols out stretching at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Iglesias fouled out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| Kinsler grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 5 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Cron flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Marte homered to left center (401 feet). | 2 | 6 |
| Ortega fouled out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| Pennington flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| V. Martínez flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Saupold relieved Sánchez. | 2 | 6 |
| Pérez doubled to deep left. | 2 | 6 |
| Petit struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Calhoun doubled to deep right, Pérez scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Trout walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Pujols hit by pitch, Calhoun to third, Trout to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Cron hit sacrifice fly to right, Calhoun scored, Trout to third. | 2 | 8 |
| Marte singled to center, Trout scored, Pujols to second. | 2 | 9 |
| Ortega lined out to right. | 2 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| Maybin lined out to right. | 2 | 9 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Pennington singled to right. | 2 | 9 |
| Pérez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Pennington out at second. | 2 | 9 |
| Petit struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Iglesias lined out to first. | 2 | 9 |
| Kinsler singled to right. | 2 | 9 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to left (399 feet), Kinsler scored. | 4 | 9 |
| Cabrera flied out to left. | 4 | 9 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Calhoun reached on infield single to first. | 4 | 9 |
| A. Wilson relieved Saupold. | 4 | 9 |
| Trout singled to shallow left, Calhoun to second. | 4 | 9 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Trout out at second, Calhoun to third. | 4 | 9 |
| Cron grounded out to third. | 4 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| Upton walked. | 4 | 9 |
| Maybin struck out looking. | 4 | 9 |
| McCann walked, Upton to second. | 4 | 9 |
| Bedrosian relieved Santiago. | 4 | 9 |
| Iglesias walked, Upton to third, McCann to second. | 4 | 9 |
| Kinsler homered to left (354 feet), Upton, McCann and Iglesias scored. | 8 | 9 |
| Salas relieved Bedrosian. | 8 | 9 |
| J.D. Martinez lined out to shortstop. | 8 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Romine in center field. | 8 | 9 |
| Marte doubled to right. | 8 | 9 |
| Ortega struck out swinging. | 8 | 9 |
| Pennington reached on bunt single to pitcher, Marte to third. | 8 | 9 |
| Giavotella ran for Pennington. | 8 | 9 |
| Pérez lined into double play, second to first, Giavotella doubled off first. | 8 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Salas pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| Giavotella at second base. | 8 | 9 |
| Petit at shortstop. | 8 | 9 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 8 | 9 |
| V. Martínez homered to right (381 feet). | 9 | 9 |
| Castellanos doubled to deep left center. | 9 | 9 |
| Upton flied out to center. | 9 | 9 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| J. Wilson relieved A. Wilson. | 9 | 9 |
| Petit struck out swinging. | 9 | 9 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second. | 9 | 9 |
| Trout grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | DET | LAA |
| McCann bunt grounded out to catcher. | 9 | 9 |
| Iglesias popped out to second. | 9 | 9 |
| Kinsler grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mark Lowe pitching for Detroit | DET | LAA |
| Pujols walked. | 9 | 9 |
| Robinson ran for Pujols. | 9 | 9 |
| Cron homered to left (424 feet), Robinson scored. | 9 | 11 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kinsler 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .315 | .364 | .537 |
| J.D. Martinez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .251 | .327 | .492 |
| Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .304 | .380 | .550 |
| V. Martínez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .343 | .387 | .539 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .319 | .349 | .566 |
| Upton LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .217 | .264 | .326 |
| Maybin CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .429 | .481 | .510 |
Romine CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .120 | .241 | .200 |
| McCann C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .150 | .200 | .188 |
| Iglesias SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .211 | .259 | .263 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 165 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Castellanos (13, Salas) HR: Cabrera (12, 1st inning off Santiago 0 on, 2 Out); Upton (3, 2nd inning off Santiago 0 on, 1 Out); J.D. Martinez (11, 6th inning off Santiago 1 on, 1 Out); Kinsler (11, 7th inning off Bedrosian 3 on, 2 Out); V. Martínez (8, 8th inning off Salas 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Cabrera (32), Upton (11), J.D. Martinez 2 (28), Kinsler 4 (28), V. Martínez (32) 2-out RBI: Cabrera, Kinsler 4 Tigers RISP: 1-3 (Kinsler 1-1, Upton 0-1, Romine 0-1) Team LOB: 1 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Maybin (3, 2nd base by Santiago/Pérez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 4 (Castellanos-Kinsler-Cabrera 2, Iglesias-Kinsler-Cabrera, Kinsler-Cabrera). Outfield Assist: Upton (Pujols at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| RP SAUPOLD (RIGHT GROIN STRAIN) LEFT GAME BOT 6TH |
| SS PENNINGTON (LEFT HAMSTRING STRAIN) LEFT GAME BOT 7TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 35,125 (77.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
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