MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
09/14/2029
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 2786 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (75-72) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 1
Los Angeles Angels (98-50) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Los Angeles Hangs 4-3 Loss on Detroit
The Los Angeles Angels knocked off the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, in American League action at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Los Angeles pitcher and Livingston, California, native Cesar Avila had an outstanding performance. Avila, now 16-5, was the winner. In 5.1 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 3 runs. Camden Minacci earned the save for Los Angeles, his 11th of the year.

William Contreras went 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs for Los Angeles. The four-time All-Star had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 2-2 tie with a 2-run single off Alex Lange. It was his 116th hit of the season.

"Cesar was doing a good job pouring in strikes," said Los Angeles manager Librado Garcia.

Los Angeles has now won 4 straight.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Clark CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 24 79
K. McGonigle SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 10 50
R. Greene LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .292 19 82
C. Keith 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .258 23 98
J. Jung 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 1 3
   a-S. Takei PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   b-A. Bregman 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 2
W. Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263 6 52
C. Rucker DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .336 5 19
P. Meadows RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 11 64
I. Irish C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 13 68
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 9 15      
a - S. Takei pinch hit for J. Jung in the 6th
b - A. Bregman substituted for S. Takei in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rucker (9, 5th Inning off C. Avila, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. McGonigle (19, 6th Inning off C. Avila, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Keith (23, 1st Inning off C. Avila, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McGonigle 2 , R. Greene 3 , C. Keith 4 , S. Takei , A. Bregman , C. Rucker 2
2-out RBI: C. Keith , S. Takei
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Clark , C. Rucker
GIDP: W. Perez
Hit by Pitch: I. Irish
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. Perez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Keith-McGonigle-Jung)
OF assists: 1 (Clark(Harrington at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rada CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .275 11 62
B. Montgomery RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .270 55 117
J. Duran 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .283 22 64
C. Houck 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .305 30 97
W. Contreras DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .267 16 71
D. Taylor LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .286 15 59
N. Schanuel 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .273 21 78
L. O'Hoppe C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .243 13 45
A. Harrington SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230 3 18
Totals 31 4 8 4 4 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Duran (39, 5th Inning off J. Diaz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Rada 2 , J. Duran 3 , W. Contreras , D. Taylor , N. Schanuel , L. O'Hoppe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Houck , W. Contreras , L. O'Hoppe
GIDP: D. Taylor
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Duran (41)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harrington-Duran-Schanuel)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Diaz L (5-7) 4.1 5 4 4 4 3 0 97 4.11   
A. Lange 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.72   
E. Roberts 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Diaz 36
Batters Faced: J. Diaz 22, A. Lange 5, E. Roberts 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Diaz 6-3, A. Lange 2-0, E. Roberts 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Diaz 97-59, A. Lange 24-14, E. Roberts 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lange 2-2
WP: J. Diaz
Balk: J. Diaz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Avila W (16-5) 5.1 5 3 3 0 3 1 78 3.89   
R. Kopp H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.45   
E. Ayotte H (29) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 2.27   
C. Minacci SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Avila 49
Batters Faced: C. Avila 21, R. Kopp 4, E. Ayotte 8, C. Minacci 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Avila 7-6, R. Kopp 0-0, E. Ayotte 2-0, C. Minacci 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Avila 78-50, R. Kopp 21-11, E. Ayotte 31-21, C. Minacci 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Kopp 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Ayotte
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cesar Avila
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 44972
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