Angels at Tigers
Andrelton Simmons has enjoyed his limited opportunities at Comerica Park and will try to lead his Los Angeles Angels to a second straight win over the host Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Simmons had a pair of RBI singles in five at-bats in Tuesday's series-opening 5-2 win, and the slick-fielding shortstop is batting .365 in 14 career games in Detroit.
David Fletcher added a two hits and an RBI as the Angels bounced back from a pair of losses to Houston in Mexico. Tyler Skaggs gets the nod for Los Angeles on Wednesday opposite Tigers lefty Matthew Boyd, who has lasted at least six innings in six consecutive appearances. Boyd will hope for a bit more offensive support after his teammates were held to five hits by four Angels pitchers in the series opener. Miguel Cabrera had two of the five hits and is 14-for-35 with seven RBIs over his last eight games.
TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FS West (Los Angeles), FS Detroit
PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels LH Tyler Skaggs (3-2, 3.12 ERA) vs. Tigers LH Matthew Boyd (3-2, 3.05)
Skaggs posted his second quality start of the year with six innings of two-run ball in a win over Toronto on Thursday. The former first-round selection is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA and seven hits allowed over 11 innings in his last two starts. Cabrera is 4-for-6 with a home run and a double against Skaggs, who owns a 3.24 ERA in three career starts versus Detroit.
Boyd continued his strong start to the year with seven innings and two runs allowed in a win over Kansas City on Friday, his sixth consecutive quality start. He fanned nine batters for the second straight game and has 57 strikeouts over 44 1/3 innings while holding opponents to a .205 average. Simmons is 3-for-3 with a home run and a walk versus Boyd.
WALK-OFFS
1. Los Angeles activated DH Shohei Ohtani (elbow), 3B Zack Cozart (neck) and RHP Cody Allen (back) from the injured list.
2. Tigers SS Jordy Mercer is 3-for-20 in six games since returning from a quadriceps injury.
3. Angels 1B/DH Albert Pujols remains one RBI shy of becoming the fourth player in MLB history with 2,000.