GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (28-18) at DETROIT (27-17)

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
DET: TODD JONES (1-1, 3.15) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 6, DETROIT 8

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: R WILLITS (.336, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Jones relieved T Byrdak.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 6
DETROIT 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R Willits (.336, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
VLADIMIR GUERRERO HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING REGGIE
WILLITS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 7
DETROIT 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.298, 3-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 7 13 0
DETROIT 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 x 8 15 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LAA - BARTOLO COLON, HECTOR CARRASCO (5TH), DARREN OLIVER (8TH) AND
MIKE NAPOLI

DET - CHAD DURBIN, JASON GRILLI (6TH), JOSE MESA (8TH),
TIM BYRDAK (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

HOME RUNS: LAA - ORLANDO CABRERA (3) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
SHEA HILLENBRAND (2) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
MIKE NAPOLI (5) OFF JOSE MESA IN THE 8TH, 2 ON

DET - CARLOS GUILLEN (4) OFF BARTOLO COLON IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (11) OFF BARTOLO COLON IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (12) OFF HECTOR CARRASCO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
CURTIS GRANDERSON (8) OFF DARREN OLIVER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 7 13 0
DETROIT 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 x 8 15 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LAA - BARTOLO COLON, HECTOR CARRASCO (5TH), DARREN OLIVER (8TH) AND
MIKE NAPOLI

DET - CHAD DURBIN, JASON GRILLI (6TH), JOSE MESA (8TH),
TIM BYRDAK (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ


WP - CHAD DURBIN (4-1)
LP - BARTOLO COLON (5-1)
SAVE - TODD JONES (15)

HOME RUNS: LAA - ORLANDO CABRERA (3) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
SHEA HILLENBRAND (2) OFF CHAD DURBIN IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
MIKE NAPOLI (5) OFF JOSE MESA IN THE 8TH, 2 ON

DET - CARLOS GUILLEN (4) OFF BARTOLO COLON IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (11) OFF BARTOLO COLON IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (12) OFF HECTOR CARRASCO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
CURTIS GRANDERSON (8) OFF DARREN OLIVER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 28,105

PROBABLES: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA (3-5, 5.06)
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (2-0, 4.20)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (7) VS DETROIT (8) - FINAL

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .342
O Cabrera ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .338
G Matthews Jr cf 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .296
C Kotchman 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .275
M Napoli c 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .253
S Hillenbrand dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237
H Kendrick 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .321
C Figgins 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .123

Totals 38 7 13 6 2 8 10

BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (8, C Durbin). 3B - H Kendrick (1, J Mesa). HR - O
Cabrera (3, 4th inning off C Durbin 0 on, 0 Out), S Hillenbrand (2, 5th inning
off C Durbin 0 on, 0 Out), M Napoli (5, 8th inning off J Mesa 2 on, 1 Out). RBI
- O Cabrera (26), S Hillenbrand (14), C Kotchman (21), M Napoli 3 (12). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Figgins 1, V Guerrero 1, H Kendrick 1. GIDP
- M Napoli, V Guerrero. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Willits (11, 2nd base off T Jones/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (H Kendrick-O Cabrera-C Kotchman, C Kotchman-O Cabrera-H
Carrasco, O Cabrera-H Kendrick-C Kotchman).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 .282
P Polanco 2b 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .335
G Sheffield dh 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .239
M Ordonez rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .345
C Guillen ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .321
I Rodriguez c 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .266
S Casey 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .255
C Monroe lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .233
B Inge 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .230

Totals 36 8 15 8 4 7 14

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (6, B Colon). HR - C Guillen (4, 3rd inning off B
Colon 0 on, 0 Out), M Ordonez 2 (12, 5th inning off B Colon 0 on, 0 Out, 7th
inning off H Carrasco 0 on, 1 Out), C Granderson (8, 8th inning off D Oliver 0
on, 0 Out). RBI - C Granderson 3 (26), P Polanco 2 (25), C Guillen (30), M
Ordonez 2 (42). 2-out RBI - C Granderson 2, P Polanco 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 2, B Inge 2. GIDP - P Polanco, S Casey, M
Ordonez. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Inge-P Polanco-S Casey, C Guillen-P Polanco-S Casey).


----------------------------------------------------
LA ANGELS - 000 111 031 -- 7
DETROIT - 041 010 11x -- 8
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon (L, 5-1) 4 1/3 10 6 6 2 2 2 4.57
H Carrasco 2 2/3 3 1 1 2 5 1 5.11
D Oliver 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.90

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin (W, 4-1) 5 8 3 3 1 3 2 4.74
J Grilli (H, 3) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.33
J Mesa 2/3 3 3 3 1 2 1 12.46
T Byrdak (H, 2) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.59
T Jones (S, 15) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.43

C Durbin pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 81-54; H Carrasco 50-30; D Oliver 11-9; C Durbin
82-55; J Grilli 22-18; J Mesa 25-14; T Byrdak 5-4; T Jones 13-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Colon 2-9; H Carrasco 3-0; D Oliver 2-1; C Durbin 7-5; J
Grilli 3-1; J Mesa 0-0; T Byrdak 0-0; T Jones 2-1. Batters faced: B Colon 24; H
Carrasco 12; D Oliver 4; C Durbin 23; J Grilli 6; J Mesa 6; T Byrdak 1; T Jones
4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

T--2:54. Att--28,105.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
LA ANGELS 7
DETROIT 8 FINAL</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

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LA ANGELS (7) AT DETROIT (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
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DETROIT 2ND: C Guillen flied out to right. I Rodriguez singled to center.
S Casey flied out to left. C Monroe singled to left, I Rodriguez to second.
B Inge walked, I Rodriguez to third, C Monroe to second. C Granderson singled to
right, I Rodriguez and C Monroe scored, B Inge to third. P Polanco singled to
deep right, B Inge and C Granderson scored. G Sheffield doubled to left,
P Polanco to third. M Ordonez flied out to center. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, DETROIT 4.

DETROIT 3RD: C Guillen homered to right. I Rodriguez lined out to right.
S Casey singled to center. C Monroe popped out to second. B Inge fouled out
to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, DETROIT 5.

LA ANGELS 4TH: O Cabrera homered to left. V Guerrero grounded out to
pitcher. G Matthews Jr singled to right. C Kotchman singled to left,
G Matthews Jr to third. M Napoli grounded into double play, third to second to
first, C Kotchman out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, DETROIT 5.

LA ANGELS 5TH: S Hillenbrand homered to left. H Kendrick flied out to
right. C Figgins flied out to left. R Willits walked. O Cabrera singled to
center, R Willits to second. V Guerrero flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: M Ordonez homered to left. C Guillen struck out looking.
I Rodriguez singled to center. H Carrasco relieved B Colon. S Casey grounded
into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, I Rodriguez out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, DETROIT 6.

LA ANGELS 6TH: G Matthews Jr singled to right. C Kotchman doubled to deep
right, G Matthews Jr scored. J Grilli relieved C Durbin. M Napoli struck out
swinging. S Hillenbrand grounded out to third. H Kendrick struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 7TH: G Sheffield struck out swinging. M Ordonez homered to left.
C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez singled to right. S Casey singled
to center, I Rodriguez to third. C Monroe walked, S Casey to second. B Inge
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, DETROIT 7.

LA ANGELS 8TH: J Mesa relieved J Grilli. V Guerrero struck out swinging.
G Matthews Jr singled to center. C Kotchman walked, G Matthews Jr to second.
M Napoli homered to left, G Matthews Jr and C Kotchman scored. S Hillenbrand
struck out swinging. H Kendrick tripled to deep right center. T Byrdak
relieved J Mesa. C Figgins struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 6, DETROIT 7.

DETROIT 8TH: D Oliver relieved H Carrasco. C Granderson homered to right.
P Polanco flied out to left. G Sheffield singled to right. M Ordonez grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, G Sheffield out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 6, DETROIT 8.

LA ANGELS 9TH: T Jones relieved T Byrdak. R Willits reached on infield
single to second. R Willits stole second. O Cabrera singled to left, R Willits
to third. V Guerrero grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
R Willits scored, O Cabrera out at second. G Matthews Jr flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 7, DETROIT 8.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (7) AT DETROIT (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits LF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF,
G Matthews Jr CF, C Kotchman 1B, M Napoli C, S Hillenbrand DH, H Kendrick 2B,
C Figgins 3B, B Colon RHP.

Detroit Starting Lineups -- C Granderson CF, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield DH,
M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, I Rodriguez C, S Casey 1B, C Monroe LF, B Inge 3B,
C Durbin RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Reilly (HP), Jeff Kellogg (1B), Chad Fairchild (2B), Eric Cooper (3B).

Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 10 mph.


LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits struck out looking. O Cabrera popped out to
third. V Guerrero singled to center. G Matthews Jr struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 1ST: C Granderson struck out swinging. P Polanco reached on
infield single to shortstop. G Sheffield flied out to left. M Ordonez lined
out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, DETROIT 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: C Kotchman grounded out to second. M Napoli flied out to
center. S Hillenbrand grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, DETROIT 0.

DETROIT 2ND: C Guillen flied out to right. I Rodriguez singled to center.
S Casey flied out to left. C Monroe singled to left, I Rodriguez to second.
B Inge walked, I Rodriguez to third, C Monroe to second. C Granderson singled to
right, I Rodriguez and C Monroe scored, B Inge to third. P Polanco singled to
deep right, B Inge and C Granderson scored. G Sheffield doubled to left,
P Polanco to third. M Ordonez flied out to center. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, DETROIT 4.

LA ANGELS 3RD: H Kendrick grounded out to second. C Figgins grounded out
to second. R Willits struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0,
DETROIT 4.

DETROIT 3RD: C Guillen homered to right. I Rodriguez lined out to right.
S Casey singled to center. C Monroe popped out to second. B Inge fouled out
to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, DETROIT 5.

LA ANGELS 4TH: O Cabrera homered to left. V Guerrero grounded out to
pitcher. G Matthews Jr singled to right. C Kotchman singled to left,
G Matthews Jr to third. M Napoli grounded into double play, third to second to
first, C Kotchman out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 4TH: C Granderson walked. P Polanco grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, C Granderson out at second. G Sheffield flied out
to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, DETROIT 5.

LA ANGELS 5TH: S Hillenbrand homered to left. H Kendrick flied out to
right. C Figgins flied out to left. R Willits walked. O Cabrera singled to
center, R Willits to second. V Guerrero flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, DETROIT 5.

DETROIT 5TH: M Ordonez homered to left. C Guillen struck out looking.
I Rodriguez singled to center. H Carrasco relieved B Colon. S Casey grounded
into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, I Rodriguez out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, DETROIT 6.

LA ANGELS 6TH: G Matthews Jr singled to right. C Kotchman doubled to deep
right, G Matthews Jr scored. J Grilli relieved C Durbin. M Napoli struck out
swinging. S Hillenbrand grounded out to third. H Kendrick struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 6TH: C Monroe struck out swinging. B Inge struck out swinging.
C Granderson walked. P Polanco grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, DETROIT 6.

LA ANGELS 7TH: C Figgins grounded out to second. R Willits grounded out to
first. O Cabrera flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
DETROIT 6.

DETROIT 7TH: G Sheffield struck out swinging. M Ordonez homered to left.
C Guillen struck out swinging. I Rodriguez singled to right. S Casey singled
to center, I Rodriguez to third. C Monroe walked, S Casey to second. B Inge
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, DETROIT 7.

LA ANGELS 8TH: J Mesa relieved J Grilli. V Guerrero struck out swinging.
G Matthews Jr singled to center. C Kotchman walked, G Matthews Jr to second.
M Napoli homered to left, G Matthews Jr and C Kotchman scored. S Hillenbrand
struck out swinging. H Kendrick tripled to deep right center. T Byrdak
relieved J Mesa. C Figgins struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 6, DETROIT 7.

DETROIT 8TH: D Oliver relieved H Carrasco. C Granderson homered to right.
P Polanco flied out to left. G Sheffield singled to right. M Ordonez grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, G Sheffield out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 6, DETROIT 8.

LA ANGELS 9TH: T Jones relieved T Byrdak. R Willits reached on infield
single to second. R Willits stole second. O Cabrera singled to left, R Willits
to third. V Guerrero grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
R Willits scored, O Cabrera out at second. G Matthews Jr flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 7, DETROIT 8.</div>

 

Tigers edge Angels, hand Colon first loss

<h3>DETROIT 8, LA ANGELS 7</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Bartolo Colon was rolling along thisseason. But he cannot seem to solve the Detroit Tigers.

Magglio Ordonez smacked two homers and Curtis Granderson addedtwo hits and three RBI for the Tigers, who lit up Colon in afour-run second inning en route to a 8-7 victory over the LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday.

Chad Durbin (4-1) tossed five effective innings for Detroit,which has won four of its last five games and, in the process,snapped Anaheim's season-high six-game winning streak.

Entering the contest, Colon (5-1) had won five of his first sixstarts since returning from the disabled list due to surgery ona torn rotator cuff last year. The burly righthander wasenjoying his longest winning streak since reeling off eightconsecutive victories from August 2-September 10, 2005.

But it was a different story Wednesday for Colon, who allowedfive runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings, leaving after yielding aprodigious homer to Ordonez and a single to Ivan Rodriguez inthe fifth.

However, the struggles by the 33-year-old Dominican vs. Detroitwere no surprise. Entering the game, he was 0-5 with a 7.22 ERAin seven outings since earning a 3-2 victory on April 13, 2003,at Comerica Park.

Overall, Colon is now 8-9 win 20 lifetime starts against theTigers, including 4-4 in nine starts here.

The trouble started for Colon in the second inning. Therighthander allowed a one-out single to Rodriguez and, afterSean Casey flied out, Craig Monroe singled and Brandon Ingewalked to load the bases.

Granderson and Placido Polanco each followed with a two-runsingles to provide an early 4-0 cushion.

The Tigers added a barrage of solo homers to make it 7-2,including one by Guillen in the fourth and one each in the fifthand seventh by Ordonez, who has hit two blasts in a game 20times in his career. His last multi-homer game was at Chicagoon September 18, 2006.

Durbin allowed three runs and eight hits while striking outthree and walking one. In the sixth, the righthander allowed aleadoff single to Gary Matthews, Jr. and a run-scoring double toCasey Kotchman before being relieved by Jason Grilli.

Grilli retired Mike Napoli, Shea Hillenbrand and Howie Kendrickin order to escape the jam. The righthanded reliever pitchedtwo scoreless frames without giving up a hit and struck out two.

But Anaheim, which put up single tallies in the fourth, fifthand sixth prior to Grilli coming on, creeped closer against JoseMesa, who struggled mightily with a 7-3 lead in the eighth.

After striking out Vladimir Guerrero to start the frame, theveteran righthander allowed a single to Matthews and a walk toKotchman, setting up a three-run blast by Mike Napoli to make it7-6.

Kendrick, who was playing in his first game since coming off the15-day disabled list with a broken hand, then drilled a tripleto right-center field - knocking Mesa from the game.

Tim Byrdak came in and retired Chone Figgins to escape the jamand hold on to the slim lead. After Granderson added aninsurance run with a solo blast in the eighth, Todd Jonesinduced a key run-scoring double play by Guerrero en route tohis 15th save.

 

Tigers edge Angels, hand Colon first loss

<h3>DETROIT 8, LA ANGELS 7</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Bartolo Colon was rolling along thisseason. But he cannot seem to solve the Detroit Tigers.

Magglio Ordonez smacked two homers and Curtis Granderson addedtwo hits and three RBI for the Tigers, who lit up Colon in afour-run second inning en route to an 8-7 victory over the LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday.

Chad Durbin (4-1) tossed five effective innings for Detroit,which has won four of its last five games and, in the process,snapped Anaheim's season-high six-game winning streak.

"I threw the ball pretty well tonight," Durbin said. "I gotinto trouble with my mechanics later in the game but hung inthere. This was the first time that I pitched well at home, soI'll take what I got."

Entering the contest, Colon (5-1) had won five of his first sixstarts since returning from the disabled list due to surgery ona torn rotator cuff last year. The burly righthander wasenjoying his longest winning streak since reeling off eightconsecutive victories from August 2-September 10, 2005.

"What I've been doing more this year is using my sinker," Colonsaid through an interpreter. "Today, not there. I tried everysingle part of the plate to see if it was working and throwingfrom different sides of the mound and it didn't work at all.Everything stayed flat."

But it was a different story Wednesday for Colon, who allowedfive runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings, leaving after yielding aprodigious homer to Ordonez and a single to Ivan Rodriguez inthe fifth.



"Since I was with the Indians, he's (Ordonez) always been a guythat really terrifies me," Colon said. "I was happy to have himon my team in Chicago because it seems like every time I facehim, he feels very comfortable and hits me very well."



The struggles by the 33-year-old Dominican vs. Detroit were nosurprise. Entering the game, he was 0-5 with a 7.22 ERA inseven outings since earning a 3-2 victory on April 13, 2003, atComerica Park.

Overall, Colon is now 8-9 win 20 lifetime starts against theTigers, including 4-4 in nine starts here.

The trouble started for Colon in the second inning. Therighthander allowed a one-out single to Rodriguez and, afterSean Casey flied out, Craig Monroe singled and Brandon Ingewalked to load the bases. Granderson and Placido Polanco eachfollowed with a two-run singles to provide an early 4-0 cushion.

The Tigers added a barrage of solo homers to make it 7-2,including one by Guillen in the fourth and one each in the fifthand seventh by Ordonez, who has hit two blasts in a game 20times in his career. His last multi-homer game was at Chicagoon September 18, 2006.

"I'm feeling really good," Ordonez said. "I'm seeing the ballwell and I'm being patient with my pitches. I'm using theentire field instead of just trying to pull the ball."

Durbin allowed three runs and eight hits while striking outthree and walking one. In the sixth, the righthander allowed aleadoff single to Gary Matthews, Jr. and a run-scoring double toCasey Kotchman before being relieved by Jason Grilli.

Grilli retired Mike Napoli, Shea Hillenbrand and Howie Kendrickin order to escape the jam. The righthanded reliever pitchedtwo scoreless frames without giving up a hit and struck out two.

"I felt good that skipper had the confidence in me to put meback out there," Grilli said. "I just hit the reset button andwent at them with all I had."

But Anaheim, which put up single tallies in the fourth, fifthand sixth prior to Grilli coming on, creeped closer against JoseMesa, who struggled mightily with a 7-3 lead in the eighth.

"Detroit's a great ballclub," Hillenbrand said. "They've got agreat offensive team, just a great all-around team and thosethings are going to happen. We battled tonight, we scratchedand clawed, just weren't able to come through and those type ofthings are going to happen.

"Us as players aren't worried about a win streak, we're just outthere to win each and every game we can."

After striking out Vladimir Guerrero to start the frame, theveteran righthander allowed a single to Matthews and a walk toKotchman, setting up a three-run blast by Mike Napoli to make it7-6.

Kendrick, who was playing in his first game since coming off the15-day disabled list with a broken hand, then drilled a tripleto right-center field - knocking Mesa from the game.

Tim Byrdak came in and retired Chone Figgins to escape the jamand hold on to the slim lead. After Granderson added aninsurance run with a solo blast in the eighth, Todd Jonesinduced a key run-scoring double play by Guerrero en route tohis 15th save.

"It was great to get that support run," Granderson said. "Iknew that they had the top of the order coming up and any one ofthose guys can hit it out. As it turned out, the homer was thewinning run."