MLB Update: Angels over Tigers, Houston Beats San Diego
LA Angel Garret Anderson watches his home run in the eighth inning versus the Detroit Tigers. (AP Images)
With Garret Anderson’s three-run homer in the eighth, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were well on their way to a 10-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Anderson ’s homer snapped a 3-3 tie and opened the floodgates for the Angels. Reggie Willits and Chone Figgins each added RBI singles later in the inning and Orlando Cabrera hit a two-run homer to cap the seven-run uprising.
The win was the third straight for the Angels, who have scored 37 runs in their last five games. The Tigers have now lost three in a row and five of seven.
Scot Shields (3-3) allowed a walk and struck out one in the eighth to pick up the win.
Jason Grilli (5-3) yielded two runs and three hits in two innings to take the loss.
Meanwhile in Houston, Roy Oswalt dominated the San Diego Padres again as the Houston Astros won 3-1at Minute Maid Stadium.
Carlos Lee had two hits, including a two-run homer in the first, where the Astros scored all their runs. The team has now won 14 of their last 20 games at home.
Oswalt (10-6), who missed his last start because of a strained chest muscle, allowed just one unearned run and three hits in seven innings. He struck out a season-high 10 and walked one.
San Diego starter Greg Maddux (7-8) allowed just the three first-inning runs and five hits while walking two in six innings. He recovered nicely, allowing just two hits after the opening frame and was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning.
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