Close Loss Postgame

The game was a total fiasco until the ninth inning when the Angels made it close. You can’t win them all, I guess.

Inning 1:

Andy Ibanez got a Jo Adell assisted triple. Mark Canha sacrificed him in with a fly ball to Mickey Moniak. 1-0 Tigers. Riley Greene flied out to center as well. Jake Rogers flied out to Taylor Ward in left. Nolan Schanuel singled on a ground ball to right but Luis Rengifo grounded into a double play. Taylor Ward flied out to right to end the inning.

Inning 2:

Carson Kelly grounded out to first. Wenceel Perez lined out to center field. Gio Urshela grounded out softly to first. Willy Calhoun walked. So did Miguel Sano. Logan O’Hoppe struck out swinging. Zach Neto then hit into a double play to end the second inning.

Inning 3:

Justyn-Henry Malloy singled to lead off the third inning. Ryan Kreidler struck out. Andy Ibanez singled to left. Mark Canha struck out swinging. Riley Greene flied out to center. Mickey Moniak singled on a liner to center field and then stole second base. Jo Adell grounded out to third. Nolan Schanuel grounded to the shortstop and Mickey Moniak ran into the fielder’s choice out at third. Luis Rengifo line off the pitcher’s glove but was thrown out at first.

Inning 4:

Jake Rogers grounded out to Zach Neto. Carson Kelly singled on a liner to right field. Wenceel Perez hit a ground rule double. Gio Urshela drove in the run from third with a grounder to third but Urshela was out at first. 2-0 Tigers. Justyn-Henry Malloy hit an inside the park home run. 4-0 Tigers. There are not a lot of Angels highlights today so I’ll go ahead and show this rare event.

Ryan Kreidler lined out to Luis Rengifo. Taylor Ward grounded out to Kreidler to start off the Angels half of the fourth inning. Willy Calhoun struck out. Miguel Sano grounded out to Urshela at third.

Inning 5:

Andy Ibanez walked and Mark Canha and Riley Greene both popped out. Jake Rogers singled on a line drive to left and Tyler Anderson was pulled from the game in favor of Andrew Wantz. Carson Kelly then homered to center. 7-0 Tigers. Wenceel Perez walked but Gio Urshela struck out. Logan O’Hoppe singled but Zach Neto hit into a double play. Mickey Moniak flied out to left to end the inning.

Inning 6:

Justyn-Henry Malloy struck out looking. Ryan Kreidler struck out swinging. Andy Ibanez flied out to Jo Adell. Jo Adell then saw nine pitches before popping out to Urshela in foul territory. Nolan Schanuel lined a single into right field. Luis Rengifo doubled down the left field line. Taylor Ward struck out. Brandon Drury pinch hit for Willy Calhoun. He struck out but during the course of that, Nolan Schanuel scored from third on a wild pitch. 7-1 Tigers lead.

Inning 7:

Carson Fulmer came in to pitch. Mark Canha grounded out to short. Riley Greene grounded out to first and Jake Rogers struck out looking. Miguel Sano lined out to third. Matt Thaiss, batting out of O’Hoppe’s spot, struck out swinging. Zach Neto grounded out to the pitcher.

Inning 8:

Carson Kelly lined out to Zach Neto. Wenceel Perez flied out to right. Gio Urshela lined out to Guillorme who had replaced Rengifo at second. Mickey Moniak struck out swinging. Jo Adell lined a hit to left. Nolan Schanuel struck out looking. Luis Guillorme flied out to right.

Inning 9:

Akil Baddoo flied out to deep center field. Ryan Kreidler grounded out softly to first and Andy Ibanez popped out to Schanuel to bring the Angels back up for their last chance. Taylor Ward got hit by a pitch to the head and was immediately removed from the game.

Kevin Pillar pinch ran. Brandon Drury grounded out to Gio Urshela. Miguel Sano flied out to the right fielder. Matt Thaiss walked. Zach Neto homered to make it 7-4 Tigers.

Mickey Moniak got a checked swing hit toward second base. Then Jo Adell homered. 7-6 Tigers.

Nolan Schanuel struck out to end the game. The Tigers won today 7-6.

Photo credit: Rex Fregosi