ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Ryan Johnson pitched five innings of two-hit ball, striking out five, as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Sunday evening at Angel Stadium. The Angels improved to 39-61, while the Tigers fell to 46-53.

Johnson allowed one earned run before departing. Ryan Zeferjahn earned his third save, working a shaky ninth inning that included a run on one hit. Drew Anderson took the loss for Detroit, surrendering one run in 1 1/3 innings.

Detroit struck first with a run in the opening inning. The Angels answered in the second when Oswald Peraza singled home Vaughn Grissom. Zach Neto’s groundout in the fifth produced another run, and his single in the sixth drove in Peraza for a 3-1 lead.

Kevin McGonigle homered for the Tigers in the ninth, but the rally fell short. Casey Mize struck out five over 3 1/3 innings for Detroit. The Tigers managed four hits, all off Johnson and the Angels bullpen. Attendance was 30,778 and the game lasted 2 hours, 48 minutes.