Jimmy Herget pitched a scoreless inning as an opener today. Kenny Rosenberg came in and gave up a homer to Jake Rogers in the second and four other runs in the third including a second homer by Rogers to stake the Angels to a 5-0 deficit after three innings. It’s all part of the plan. In the bottom of the fourth, Logan O’Hoppe walked and then jogged from first to third on a two out Randal Grichuk double before an Eduardo Escobar ground out. Way to not score Dude! In his defense, the third base coach had the stop sign up.
In the fifth inning Nolan Schanuel doubled and David Fletcher singled to drive him in. 5-1 Tigers.
In the sixth, Javi Baez got an infield single and advanced to second on a Rosenberg balk. He did not score. Logan O’Hoppe single and Randal Grichuk homered to make it 5-3 Tigers.
Jose Cisnero came in at this point to replace Joey Wentz on the mound. There was no further scoring.
Jose Marte came in to pitch for Kenny Rosenberg. Andy Ibanez walked but Spencer Torkelson hit into a double play. For the Angels half of the frame, Zach Neto walked. David Fletcher reached on a fielder’s choice. The Angels couldn’t score. Still 5-3 Tigers.
Aaron Loup came in to pitch the eighth inning. He managed to get through the inning without giving up any runs. The Angels had three ground outs.
Andrew Wantz came in for the ninth inning and allowed no more runs. The Angels went three up three done and got swept by the Detroit Tigers.
