James McCann hit a drive to left field and paused ever so slightly -- not enough to cause any sort of incident, but enough to make it clear he realized how well he'd connected. "That was a good feeling, and a big spot in the game to open it up like that," the Detroit catcher said. "I try not to show anybody up. It was definitely a special hit, a special feeling for me." McCann's grand slam in the third inning lifted the Tigers to a 9-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. Matthew Boyd pitched impressively into the sixth inning for Detroit, and although Mike Trouthit his major league-leading 18th homer for the Angels in the ninth, by then the Tigers had this game well under control. read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=380528106
