ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Keider Montero pitched the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim before 29,536 fans in 2 hours, 40 minutes.

The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a groundout that scored Zach Neto, who went 2 for 4. Reid Detmers struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits. Ryan Zeferjahn added a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

Detroit, which managed six hits, broke through in the ninth. Hao-Yu Lee doubled to center field, driving in two runs to give the Tigers the lead. Kirby Yates took the loss, allowing two earned runs on one hit in two-thirds of an inning.

Montero improved to 6-5. Yates fell to 0-5. Detroit improved to 45-52; the Angels dropped to 38-60.