Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
The Story
The Los Angeles Angels handed the Detroit Tigers a 10-6 defeat at Comerica Park on May 26, 2026, erasing what had been a competitive game with a five-run eighth inning that effectively ended any Detroit comeback attempt. The DiamondIQ model opened with the Tigers as slight home favorites at 54% win probability, but that figure collapsed to 0% by the final out. The decisive blow came in the top of the eighth, when Vaughn Grissom connected on a home run off Will Vest that swung win probability by 54.8 percentage points in Los Angeles's favor, the single largest leverage moment of the game. The Angels finished with 15 hits and committed no errors, while Detroit managed 8 hits and was similarly clean in the field.
Detroit had its best opportunity to seize control in the bottom of the fifth, when Kevin McGonigle laced a triple off Jack Kochanowicz that shifted win probability 23.8 points toward the Tigers, capping a three-run frame that briefly gave Detroit momentum and a one-run lead. Wenceel Pérez added a solo home run off Mitch Farris in the sixth to push the Tigers' edge further. But Los Angeles had already chipped away with contributions earlier, including a Grissom single in the third off Keider Montero worth 14.2 percentage points and a Jo Adell home run in the fourth off Montero that added another 10.4 points of win probability to the Angels' ledger.
Grissom was the standout performer of the evening by a significant margin, finishing with a cumulative WPA of plus-71.8% and an RE24 of plus-4.8, anchoring the Angels' offensive effort across multiple critical moments. McGonigle led Detroit's contributors with a WPA of plus-28.9% and an RE24 of plus-2.7, though his fifth-inning surge ultimately proved insufficient. Zach Neto also made a notable impact for Los Angeles with a WPA of plus-28.2% and an RE24 of plus-1.9. On the mound, José Fermin and Chase Silseth were the most effective arms for their respective sides by win probability added, finishing at plus-5.5% and plus-5.2% respectively.