DETROIT—Patrick Sandoval pitched a four-hitter for his first career shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 1–0 Friday night on Jared Walsh’s second-inning homer.
Sandoval (4–8) threw 97 pitches, struck out nine, walked none and didn’t allow a runner past first base as the Angels ended a three-game skid.
The 25-year-old left-hander retired 12 straight batters before Victor Reyes singled with one out in the ninth. Sandoval then got Riley Greene to ground into a game-ending double play, the third the Angels turned behind him.
Mike Trout returned to the Angels’ lineup after missing 28 games with rib cage inflammation; he went 1–for–4 with a single….