DETROIT (Interstat) — Vaughn Grissom broke out of a prolonged slump with a grand slam in the eighth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

Grissom, who had gone 0 for 12 in his previous four games, finished 3 for 5 with a home run and six runs batted in. His eighth-inning blast to right-center field erased a one-run deficit and turned a tense game into a comfortable Angels win.

The Angels, now 21-34, matched the Tigers’ record but avoided falling further behind in the standings. Detroit also fell to 21-34.

The game began quietly. Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz worked a scoreless first inning, aided by a double play after Kevin McGonigle’s leadoff single. In the top of the second, Los Angeles put two runners on base but could not score, as Jo Adell, Oswald Peraza and Donovan Walton struck out in succession.

Detroit broke through in the bottom of the second. Colt Keith singled, Spencer Torkelson was hit by a pitch, and Zach McKinstry lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Keith for a 1-0 Tigers lead. The inning ended with two groundouts.

The Angels answered in the third. Logan O’Hoppe singled, Zach Neto walked, and after Mike Trout struck out, Grissom grounded a single to center field, scoring O’Hoppe and Neto to put the Angels ahead 2-1. Grissom advanced to second on the throw, but a lineout and a single followed by a throw home left him stranded.

Leading 2-1, the Angels extended the lead in the fourth. Jo Adell led off with his eighth home run of the season, a solo shot to left field. After Peraza struck out, Donovan Walton doubled and scored on Neto’s sharp double to left. Neto’s double was his 12th of the year. Trout struck out to end the inning, with the Angels up 4-1.

Detroit cut the lead in half in the bottom of the fourth. Colt Keith tripled and scored on McKinstry’s second sacrifice fly of the night, making it 4-2.

The Tigers then surged ahead in the fifth. Matt Vierling singled, Wenceel Pérez walked, and McGonigle tripled to right field, driving in both runners to tie the game at 4-4. Dillon Dingler walked, Riley Greene walked, and Jahmai Jones singled to score McGonigle, giving Detroit a 5-4 lead. Two strikeouts and a flyout ended the inning, but the damage was done.

Los Angeles wasted a scoring chance in the sixth. Peraza was hit by a pitch but was forced out on a fielder’s choice. Detroit extended its lead in the bottom of the sixth when Pérez hit his third home run of the season, a solo shot to left field, making it 6-4. McGonigle walked, but the Tigers left two runners on base.

The Angels failed to score in the seventh, stranding runners at first and third after Grissom’s single. Detroit’s bullpen held, and the Tigers carried a 6-4 lead into the eighth.

Then came the decisive rally. Jo Adell grounded out to start the eighth. Oswald Peraza singled, and Donovan Walton grounded out, moving Peraza to second. O’Hoppe doubled to right field, scoring Peraza and cutting the deficit to 6-5. Neto then singled to first base, deflected by pitcher Will Vest, moving O’Hoppe to third. Trout walked to load the bases for Grissom.

Grissom, who had struggled mightily in his previous appearances, launched a 1-0 pitch over the wall in right-center for a grand slam, his third home run of the season. The blast scored O’Hoppe, Neto and Trout, giving the Angels a 9-6 lead. Jorge Soler flied out to end the inning.

Jose Siri added a solo home run in the ninth, his first of the year, to cap the scoring at 10-6.

The Angels’ bullpen shut down the Tigers over the final three innings. José Fermin earned the win, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts, allowing no hits and no earned runs. Fermin improved to 2-1 on the season. Chase Silseth tossed a scoreless eighth with one strikeout, and Kirby Yates pitched a perfect ninth, also striking out one.

Will Vest took the loss for Detroit, falling to 1-4. Vest allowed four runs on three hits in 1 1/3 innings, including Grissom’s grand slam.

Keider Montero started for the Tigers and pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits and four earned runs while striking out seven. Tyler Holton worked 1 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on one hit with three strikeouts.

For the Angels, Zach Neto went 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI. Logan O’Hoppe doubled and scored twice. Jose Siri homered in his only at-bat. Wade Meckler collected two singles.

For Detroit, Kevin McGonigle went 3 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs. Wenceel Pérez homered and singled. Colt Keith tripled and scored a run.

The game featured 15 hits for the Angels and eight for the Tigers. Attendance was 21,954. The game lasted 2 hours, 57 minutes.

The two teams will meet again Wednesday for the second game of this three-game series. The Angels continue their road trip to Tampa Bay after Thursday’s finale, while the Tigers travel to Chicago to face the White Sox.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles Angels 3, Detroit Tigers 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Detroit a 60.60 percent probability to win. Detroit was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total combined score of 16 went under the over-under line of 8.5.