Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels

· Major League Baseball

Detroit Tigers

45-52, 18-29 Away

Final
2 - 1

Los Angeles Angels

38-60, 21-26 Home

Lee hits clutch double in 9th and Tigers hold on for 2-1 comeback win over Angels

Detroit reliever Keider Montero (6-5) struck out five in 3 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win, getting Denzer Guzman to ground out with runners on second and third to end the game.

Tigers third baseman Kevin McGonigle preserved the lead when he leaped to grab Oswald Peraza’s high chopper behind the bag with two on and made a long throw to first for the second out of the ninth.

Angels reliever Kirby Yates (0-5) hit a batter with a pitch to open the top of the ninth, walked another with one out and got Kerry Carpenter to fly to shallow left field for the second out. But the right-hander couldn’t put away Lee, whose clutch hit gave Detroit its 10th win in 13 games.

Angels starter Reid Detmers, a top target of contenders looking to acquire a starter before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked none in six shutout innings, effectively mixing his 95 mph fastball with an 86 mph slider and 72 mph slow curve.

Ryan Zeferjahn retired the side in order in the seventh, and Sam Bachman struck out three of four batters in a scoreless eighth for the Angels, who have lost 11 of 13.

Tigers starter Troy Melton, a 25-year-old right-hander who attended nearby Anaheim Canyon High School, allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out nine and walked four in his first big league appearance at Angel Stadium.

Zach Neto's leadoff single and two walks loaded the bases for the Angels in the first, and Josh Lowe drove in Neto with a grounder to second for a 1-0 lead.

Before the game, the Angels announced they signed first-round draft pick Jared Grindlinger, a two-way standout from nearby Huntington Beach High School who will start his pro career as an outfielder.

Up next Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (5-5, 3.09 ERA) will oppose Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez (3-2, 7.55) on Saturday night.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Guzman grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Peraza grounded out to third, Siri to second, Meckler to third. Umpire review: call on the field was upheld.
	9th Inning	Adell popped out to second.
	9th Inning	Siri singled to center, Meckler to second.
	9th Inning	Meckler ran for Soler
	9th Inning	Soler hit by pitch.

Statistics

DET		LAA
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	1
5	Ground Balls	8
12	Strikeouts	14
2	Runs Batted In	1
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
6	Hits	5
2	Stolen Bases	0
1	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	1
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	30
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
10	Runners Left On Base	23
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
3	Doubles	1
16	Fly Balls	8
0	Caught Stealing	1
144	Pitches	137
0	Games Started	0
3	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
9	Total Bases	6
35	Plate Appearances	35
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
3	Extra Base Hits	1
2.2	Runs Created	1.2
.182	Batting Average	.167
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.273	Slugging Percentage	.200
.182	Secondary Average	.133
.229	On Base Percentage	.286
.501	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.486
0.3	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.0
2.2	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	1.2
22.0	Batter Rating	11.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.11	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.91
.091	Isolated Power	.033
0.08	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.29
.029	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.114
.000	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.033
4.0	Runs Produced	2.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.3
69.3	MLB Rating	63.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0