It came down to Detroit’s closer, Gregory Soto, to get the job finished, and, thankfully, he didn’t blow it. Jesse Chavez pitched the bottom of the eighth for Los Angeles and became the second Angel of the day to get the Tigers to go down 1-2-3. This time it was a triple from Adell that was wasted when Chafin got Jared Walsh to stare at a nasty slider for strike three. Kudos to Los Angeles’ Andrew Wantz for doing what Ohtani couldn’t (heavy sarcasm intended).Īndrew Chafin continued the pattern of Tigers relievers giving up a hit and getting out of the inning unscathed. Mike Trout hit a harmless, two-out single, and the Tigers went down in order for the first time on the day. Jason Foley cruised through the seventh inning in relief of Vest. Greene doubled in the home half of the sixth to give the Tigers a runner in scoring position with one out, but he got doubled up on a Victor Reyes fly ball to right field that he tried advancing on. The only baserunner he allowed was Jo Adell, who avoided a third strikeout on the day by nicking Tucker Barnhart’s glove on a swinging strike three to draw a catcher’s interference call. Will Vest didn’t struggle nearly as much as his opponent in the sixth. Kody Clemens gets the #Tigers another run with a two-out, RBI double to score Willi Castro! #DetroitRoots /NXUX7qCpZi- Bally Sports Detroit August 21, 2022
Willi Castro took a breaking ball to the thigh as he checked his swing, and Kody Clemens slapped a double to right to drive him in.
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Once again, the Tigers gave up the first two outs in a hurry but put something together after getting a free bag. Jimmy Herget replaced Ohtani in the fifth and immediately gave up more runs. It’s too bad he was out of action for most of the season. It’ll be interesting to see how he does once he’s allowed to go deeper in a game, but this was the guy the Tigers paid for in the offseason. He struck out five along the way and limited damage in a few dangerous situations. Overall, Rodriguez’s return has to be considered a success. Rodriguez finished his fifth inning of shutout work, which made him eligible for the win, and he gave Detroit fans some hope by out-dueling the most talked about player in baseball. The Angels pulled Ohtani after the inning ended and pinch-hit Kurt Suzuki in the top of the fifth. Those free baserunners came back to haunt the Los Angeles starter when Reyes tripled to right field, scoring both men. Ohtani got the first two outs rather quickly, but he walked Akil Baddoo and Greene to extend the inning. Reyes also got it done in the bottom half of the inning on offense. WknbxFAD2T- Detroit Tigers August 21, 2022 There isn't an angel in our outfield, but can fly. Good defense bailed him out a few times, including one of Riley Greene’s signature diving catches in the third inning and a leaping catch at the wall in right field by Victor Reyes as the rain came down in the fourth. He stranded two runners on base in the first after giving up a leadoff single and walking Ohtani, and then set the Angels down 1-2-3 in the second.
Meanwhile, Eduardo Rodriguez looked sharp in his return to Detroit. Things could have gotten a lot worse in the second if he hadn’t worked his way out of a bases-loaded jam, too. Riley Greene took him deep on the very first pitch he threw, and the home run wound up being the longest surrendered by Ohtani in his career so far. In fact, he looked uncomfortable on the mound and at the plate for whatever reason. Those who tuned into the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels game on Sunday expecting the usual from living video game character Shohei Ohtani didn’t quite get what they expected in a 4-0 Tigers win.
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