Adell's grand slam in 9th lifts Angels to 8-2 win at Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Jo Adell hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the ninth inning for his first homer this season, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

“That power we see in batter’s practice every day," Angels manager Joe Maddon said.

Miguel Cabrera, one home run away from No. 500, was 0 for 2 with two walks that Maddon insisted were not intentional.

“We were just trying to sell tickets for (Wednesday)," Maddon joked.

Mike Mayers (3-4) struck out the side in the eighth inning on 10 pitches for the Angels and gave up only one hit in the ninth.

Gregory Soto (4-3) retired just two batters in the ninth when he gave up six runs, five earned, on four hits and two walks.

“An ugly end to a frustrating night," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.

Detroit's Casey Mize lasted just four innings and gave up two runs on four hits and four walks.

“Not very sharp at all," said Mize, the No. 1 pick overall in 2018.

Kyle Funkhouser, Joe Jimenez. Michael Fulmer and Jose Cisnero combined to pitch four innings of scoreless relief for the Tigers.

Los Angeles' Dylan Bundy allowed two runs on three hits and two walks over 4 2/3 innings. Austin Warren, Steve Cishek and Mayers followed with 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a single and scored on Jack Mayfield's two-out single, giving the Angels a 1-0 lead.

Mayfield put Los Angeles ahead 2-0 with another RBI single in the third. In the home half, Jonathan Schoop's single pulled Detroit within a run and Robbie Grossman hit a game-tying single in the fifth.

A crowd of 24,714 showed up, hoping Cabrera would reach a milestone nearly a week after hitting home run No. 499 at Baltimore.

Fans in the stands stood and cheered...

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