Tigers dominate Angels 7-0 behind Skubal and Torkelson
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 19, 2026, 4:46 AM
Last updated Jul 19, 2026
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 on July 18 in Anaheim. Tarik Skubal delivered a strong performance, throwing seven shutout innings and striking out nine. Spencer Torkelson contributed significantly with two home runs. The win marks the Tigers' second consecutive victory, improving their record to 46-52 as they aim for a series sweep against the Angels on July 19.
- •Tigers scored four runs in the first inning.
- •Torkelson hit a three-run homer and a solo shot.
- •Skubal's performance featured no walks and five hits allowed.
- •Tigers have won 24 of 38 games since June 1.
- •Casey Mize is set to pitch in the series finale on July 19.
- 4:57 AMYahoo Sports — Skubal strikes out 9 in 7 innings and Torkelson homers twice in Tigers' 7-0 win over Angels
- 4:46 AMYahoo Sports — Tarik Skubal, Spencer Torkelson power Tigers to 2nd straight vs Angels
- 4:41 AMYahoo Sports — Tarik Skubal, Spencer Torkelson star in Tigers' rout of Angels
"Tarik Skubal pitched seven dominant innings, Spencer Torkelson homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. The Angels advanced only one runner to second base against the left-hander when Logan O’Hoppe and Mike Trout singled with one out in the sixth, but Skubal (6-5) got Vaughn Grissom to ground into an inning-ending double play. The Tigers (46-52) have won 11 of 14 games and are 24-14 since June 1 to move within 5 1/2 games of the first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and 3 1/2 games of Boston for the third AL wild card.
"Detroit Tigers score: Spencer Torkelson homered twice and Tarik Skubal threw seven fierce shutout innings for the Tigers' 2nd straight win in Anaheim.
"The Tigers had themselves a grand time Saturday, beating the Angels, 7-0, and inching up in both the AL Central standings and the wild-card race.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 19, 2026, 4:57 AMSkubal strikes out 9 in 7 innings and Torkelson homers twice in Tigers' 7-0 win over Angels
Tarik Skubal pitched seven dominant innings, Spencer Torkelson homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. The Angels advanced only one runner to second base against the left-hander when Logan O’Hoppe and Mike Trout singled with one out in the sixth, but Skubal (6-5) got Vaughn Grissom to ground into an inning-ending double play. The Tigers (46-52) have won 11 of 14 games and are 24-14 since June 1 to move within 5 1/2 games of the first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and 3 1/2 games of Boston for the third AL wild card.
- Yahoo SportsJul 19, 2026, 4:46 AMTarik Skubal, Spencer Torkelson power Tigers to 2nd straight vs Angels
Detroit Tigers score: Spencer Torkelson homered twice and Tarik Skubal threw seven fierce shutout innings for the Tigers' 2nd straight win in Anaheim.
- Yahoo SportsJul 19, 2026, 4:41 AMTarik Skubal, Spencer Torkelson star in Tigers' rout of Angels
The Tigers had themselves a grand time Saturday, beating the Angels, 7-0, and inching up in both the AL Central standings and the wild-card race.
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