May 13, 2017

J.D. Martinez hit a pair of home runs, including a solo shot in the 9th, giving the Tigers a 4-3 win over the Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim.

Martinez came off the disabled list on Friday after missing the first 33 games with a foot injury.  His 9th inning homer came off of Halos reliever Bud Norris (1-2), who took the loss.

Alex Wilson (1-1) pitched the 8th to get credit for the win.  Justin Wilson struck out the side in the 9th for his 2nd save.

The Angels tied the game at 3-3 in the 7th inning on Mike Trout’s 10th homer of the season, which came off of Tigers’ reliever Shane Greene.

Detroit took a 3-2 lead in the 6th inning when Justin Upton connected on his 8th homer of the season.

Ricky Nolasco pitched 6 innings for the Angels.  He gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and struck out 4.

Albert Pujols had a 2-run single in the 5th to tie the game at 2-2.  That gave Pujols 1,844 RBIs, tying Carl Yastrzemski for 11th on baseball’s career list.

The Halos fell behind 2-0 in the 2nd on Martinez’ first homer of the game, a 2-run shot off Nolasco.

Daniel Norris started for Detroit, pitching into the 6th.  He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits.

The Halos will try to salvage a split of the four game series on Sunday at the Big A.  Alex Meyer (1-1, 7.62 ERA) on the mound for the Angels.  Justin Verlander (3-2, 4.25 ERA) goes for Detroit.