Tigers Dealt Troubling News After Loss to Angels originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Tigers are stumbling their way across the finish line, still sitting at 67–51 but the team’s double-digit division lead has evaporated as the surging Cleveland Guardians have narrowed the gap to just five games.

Kerry Carpenter homered and drove in three runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-5 on Sunday. Carpenter doubled and scored in the first, hit a sacrifice fly in the second and added a three-run homer in the fourth.

Riley Greene ripped a two-out single to center field, scoring Kerry Carpenter and giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead in the first inning. A Spencer Torkelson single moved Greene to second, and then a fourth straight Tigers hit, a single by Zach McKinstry, scored Greene for a 2-0 lead.