Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Detroit.
12:50 JST, August 29, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run home run in the second inning and Kerry Carpenter added an RBI single in the third to help the Detroit Tigers extend their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
The teams had to sit through a long rain delay for the second night in a row. This time, after a delay of 1 hour and 50 minutes, the first pitch took place at 8:30 p.m.
The Tigers moved two games above .500, going 68-66 for the first time since May 7, when they were 19-17.
Los Angeles (54-79) lost its fifth straight game and has lost 13 of 15 games.
Tigers opener Mason Englert, making his first major league appearance since June 24, pitched two runless innings before being relieved by Kenta Maeda.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda greets his teammates after being replaced during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Detroit.
Maeda (3-6) allowed two unearned runs on four hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. Beau Brieske followed with two scoreless innings and Jason Foley pitched the ninth for his 19th save.
Angels starter Griffin Canning (4-12) suffered the loss, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks in five innings. Canning is 1-5 in his last 10 outings.
The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the second on Torkelson’s two-run shot, his third since returning to the majors on Aug. 17. Detroit took a three-run lead on Carpenter’s run-scoring hit in the third. Carpenter has four RBIs in the first two games of the series.
Mickey Moniak made it 3-2 with a 409-foot home run to right-center in the sixth. It was the 20th home run Maeda allowed in 99 2/3 innings.
