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Cron's Second Homer Ends Angels' Wild 11-9 Victory Over Tigers

ANAHEIM (AP) — C.J. Cron ended the game with his second homer, and the Angels blew a seven-run lead before rallying for an 11-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Cron's two-run shot to left against Mark Lowe (1-3) was the ninth homer of the game in a park that isn't known for power hitting, particularly at night. Cron also homered in the first inning of the Angels' 17-hit performance during their ninth consecutive home victory over the Tigers.

Ian Kinsler hit a grand slam in the seventh before Victor Martinez's solo shot tied it in the eighth for the Tigers, who rallied from a 9-2 deficit in the sixth inning.

Mike Trout hit a three-run homer and Cron drove in five runs for the Angels.

Jefry Marte homered and had a career-high four hits against his former Detroit teammates.

Huston Street (2-0) pitched a perfect ninth in his first appearance for the Angels since April 23.

The Tigers have lost 15 of their last 16 games in Anaheim and 21 of their last 25 meetings with the Angels overall. Detroit has lost four straight on its California trip.

Los Angeles led 9-2 after five innings, but the Tigers were just getting started. After J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer off starter Hector Santiago in the sixth, Kinsler followed up three walks with his first career grand slam in the seventh off Cam Bedrosian.

Victor Martinez added the tying shot in the eighth off Fernando Salas.

Santiago and his bullpen couldn't protect that huge early lead. He gave up early homers by Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton, and he walked two in the seventh before Bedrosian gave up Kinsler's grand slam into the short porch in left field.

Cabrera, Cron, Upton and Trout all homered in the first two innings alone, with Trout's 12th shot of the season putting the Angels up 5-2.

SANCHEZ'S WOES

Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez had another ugly night despite avoiding his fifth consecutive loss, yielding eight hits and six runs in just three innings. The right-hander went 0-4 with a 7.09 ERA in six starts in May.

PENNINGTON HURT

Angels SS Cliff Pennington left in the seventh inning after running out an infield hit. Pennington returned from the DL on Saturday after missing 14 games with a strained left hamstring.

SAUPOLD OUT

Los Angeles scored three runs in the fourth against reliever Warwick Saupold, including Kole Calhoun's RBI double. Saupold left in the sixth inning with a right groin strain after falling awkwardly while covering first base.

MARTE'S MOMENT

Marte got a hit in all four at-bats after getting recalled by the Angels earlier in the day, including a third-inning homer and a fifth-inning RBI single. He made his big-league debut with 33 games for Detroit last season before getting traded to Los Angeles last winter.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Angels: LHP C.J. Wilson's MRI showed nothing new about his persistent shoulder tendinitis. He hasn't pitched this season, and was shut down again recently. ... SS Andrelton Simmons is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a torn thumb ligament, manager Mike Scioscia said.

UP NEXT

Tigers: Michael Fulmer (4-1, 3.97 ERA) makes the seventh start of his major league career after winning his previous two outings.

Angels: Inconsistent Matt Shoemaker (3-5, 5.96 ERA) looks to build on his dominant performance last week against Houston.

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