Game thread: Tigers fall apart in 8th, lose to Angels, 5-1
9:05 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit, WXYT-FM (97.1): Tigers try to shake off two-game skid with their ace tonight
Detroit Tigers (24-25) at Los Angeles Angels (22-28)
When: 9:05 p.m.
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, Calif.
TV: Fox Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates).
First-pitch weather forecast: Sunny, 71 degrees.
Probable starting pitchers: RHP Justin Verlander (4-4, 4.02 ERA) vs. RHP Jhoulys Chacin (1-3, 5.11 ERA).
Tigers lineup:
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. J.D. Martinez, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Nick Castellanos, 3B
6. Justin Upton, LF
7. Cameron Maybin, CF
8. James McCann, C
9. Andrew Romine, SS
Game notes: Detroit travels from one sub-.500 AL West team to another. After losing two of three in Oakland, Verlander has turned in four straight solid starts, most recently allowing just three hits in the win over the Phillies at Comerica Park last Tuesday. ... Chacin has never faced the Tigers after spending the entirety of his career in the National League before this season. ... The Angels' best player, Mike Trout, has at least one RBI in each of his last four games.
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