The Detroit Tigers took on the the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim yesterday at Comerica Park with the Tigers coming out on top 9 to 4. It was a solid match that aficionados with Tigers tickets won’t soon forget.
Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello (5.74 ERA) got the win, while Trevor Bell (6.03 ERA) took the loss for the Angels. Rick Porcello went 6 innings for the Tigers, allowed 8 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with no walks and 4 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Tigers was Robbie Weinhardt (4.20), Ryan Perry (4.46), and Jose Valverde (2.76). The Angels’s starter Trevor Bell went 5.1 innings, allowed 9 hits, no home runs and 4 earned runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Michael Kohn (4.76), Scot Shields (6.05), and Kevin Jepsen (4.23) also pitched for the Angels. With the win, Porcello’s record goes to 5-10, while Bell is at 1-3.
In addition to the 9 runs, the Tigers scored 13 hits and committed 2 errors. Johnny Damon and Will Rhymes tied for most hits for the Tigers with 3 hits, followed by Ryan Raburn with 2 hits. Johnny Damon had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Angels didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Angels scored 4 runs, 10 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Ed Rapuano, Tom Hallion, Ron Kulpa and Lance Barksdale. There were 32,037 Tigers ticket holders in attendance at Comerica Park.
