Angels take on the Tigers in first of 3-game series

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:03 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 5, 2022

Detroit Tigers (50-83, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (58-76, fourth in the AL West)

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Detroit Tigers (50-83, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (58-76, fourth in the AL West)

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Detroit Tigers (50-83, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (58-76, fourth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Monday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tyler Alexander (3-8, 4.76 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Angels: Jose Suarez (5-6, 4.10 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Angels -186, Tigers +156; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels host the Detroit Tigers to begin a three-game series.

Los Angeles has a 58-76 record overall and a 29-39 record at home. The Angels have hit 152 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.

Detroit has a 22-43 record on the road and a 50-83 record overall. The Tigers have gone 25-5 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Monday is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles with 30 home runs while slugging .522. Mike Trout is 9-for-36 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.

Javier Baez has 24 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 49 RBI for the Tigers. Jeimer Candelario is 9-for-34 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 6-4, .233 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Tigers: 3-6, .257 batting average, 5.66 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Angels: Jhonathan Diaz: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Jared Walsh: 60-Day IL (rib), Mickey Moniak: 10-Day IL (finger), Michael Lorenzen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Archie Bradley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (wrist), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)

Tigers: Austin Meadows: 60-Day IL (mental health), Miguel Cabrera: 10-Day IL (biceps), Rony Garcia: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jonathan Schoop: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tarik Skubal: 60-Day IL (arm), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.