Tigers overcome Ohtani's 23rd HR, hold off Angels 5-3 in 10

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    Shohei Ohtani got four hits in the past three games against the Tigers. All four were homers, including a two-run shot in the fifth inning Sunday that put him tied atop the majors with 23 this season.

    So when the Angels' fearsome slugger came up again in the 10th inning as the potential tying run, Detroit manager AJ Hinch wasn't at all disappointed when Michael Fulmer walked him on four cautious pitches.

    "That's a dangerous at-bat, because Ohtani has got one thing on his mind, and Michael wasn't going to make a mistake," Hinch said.

    The Tigers cut down on their mistakes and got a timely bit of hitting from Daz Cameron to escape Angel Stadium with a winning road trip despite Ohtani's power surge.

    Ohtani hit his sixth homer in six games for the Angels, but Cameron hit a two-run single in the 10th and the Tigers avoided a four-game series sweep with a 5-3 victory over Los Angeles.

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