That was a good job of managing and a good job of execution.”On the next pitch Verlander threw, the Angels did not execute. Verlander, the $220-million man, had been nearly perfect throughout the night, as had the Angels’ starter, journeyman Jhoulys Chacin, acquired at this month’s start for a pittance. In the first inning, Chacin nearly yielded a home run to Martinez. After the Angels continued to notch hits against Verlander and the half-inning extended to half an hour, Chacin and Perez decided he would. The Angels broke through a scoreless tie with Detroit on Monday only after twice trying to bunt in a run off the Tigers’ Justin Verlander.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2016 04:25 UTC