05/27/2026
Tigers lose to the Angels 10-6.
On a night where the offense scored 6 runs for the first time since May 10th, Will Vest crashed and burned in the 8th inning to lose another game for the Tigers. He gave up a grand slam to Vaughn Grissom to put LA on top. Vest now sports a 7.88 ERA on the season. With Brant Hurter on the IL, there isnât a single trustworthy arm in the bullpen.
Keider Montero did not have his best stuff tonight, surrendering 4 earned runs on 8 hits in 5.2 innings. Matt Vierling made one of the laziest plays youâll see all season, bouncing a throw into 2nd base from center field to let another run get in. Itâs time for AJ Hinch to hold these guys accountable for a lack of effort on defense.
A 3/4 night for Kevin McGonigle, including a 2-RBI triple in the 5th. Jahmai Jones followed that with an RBI single that made it 5-4 Tigers. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Spencer Torkelson and Zach McKinstry struck out before Hao-Yu Lee flied out to right to end the inning. The Tigers missed a major opportunity to put up a crooked number, which came back to bite them thanks to a meltdown from Will Vest.
The Tigers are now 21-34 on the season, 5-18 in May, 10 games out in the AL Central, and 6 back in the wild card race. They are tied with the Angels for the worst record in the American League. Barring a miraculous turnaround in the next few weeks, the Tigers are headed towards a trade deadline sell-off and another rebuild.