The Detroit Tigers took on a freefalling LA Angels team tonight. After a disappointing set against the Minnesota Twins, Detroit looked to bounce back behind their staff ace and Cy Young favorite, Tarik Skubal. He would take on Kyle Hendricks, the veteran righty who toyed with Tigers hitters on their west coast road trip back in May.

The Tigers’ get-right expedition started off with a whimper. Both teams went 1-2-3 in their first inning; Skubal started with a revenge-K of Zach Neto on three pitches. Hendricks then struck out the side, and it seemed like the fans were in for either a very short baseball game that felt very long.

In the second, LA squeaked out a run. A swinging bunt single on an 0-2 fastball and a wild pitch put Luis Rengifo in scoring position with two outs. The power-firs

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