Tigers extend win streak, hand Angels 6th straight setback

Kerry Carpenter homered and drove in three runs and the host Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to five games by defeating the Los Angeles Angels, 6-2, on Tuesday night.Jake Rogers and Riley Greene also homered, while Matt Vierling scored two runs and drove in another.The game was delayed two hours and 45 minutes by inclement weather.Brant Hurter (2-1) lasted five innings in his first career start. He gave up two runs and four hits while collecting the win. Brenan Hanifee didn’t allow a baserunner in 2 2/3 innings. Jason Foley got the last out with two runners on to pick up his 18th save.Angels starter Johnny Cueto (0-2) gave up all six runs in his second major league appearance this season. Taylor Ward scored and knocked in a run for Los Angeles, which has lost six straight.The Angels grabbed the lead in the first inning. Ward led off the contest with a double. He advanced on a long flyout and scored on Nolan Schanuel’s infield hit.Cueto recorded two strikeouts in the second inning. He needed only 29 pitches to get through the first three innings without allowing a baserunner.Detroit took a 2-1 lead in the fourth.

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