The Angels headed toward another close loss on Saturday night until Mike Trout provided an extension. It proved temporary.
Down one run to Detroit in the seventh inning at Angel Stadium, Trout tied the game, 3-3, with one ferocious swing. He sent an errant fastball 431 feet to left-center for his 10th home run of 2017, and his longest. The score remained that way until Bud Norris permitted the go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth, and the Angels lost, 4-3.
Right-hander Ricky Nolasco turned in another functional, unspectacular start. He walked as many men as he struck out — four — but allowed three runs in six innings, so he was awarded a quality start.