DETROIT, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Brad Fullmer and Troy Glaus hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning and Shawn Wooten had four hits after entering the game in the fourth inning as the Anaheim Angels posted a 6-3 triumph Monday night over the Detroit Tigers.
Anaheim, which improved to 24-12 against the American League Central this season, also got a quality outing from rookie starter John Lackey. The 23-year-old righthander combined with three relievers on a seven-hitter.
The game was tied 5-5 in the fifth when Fullmer hit a 2-2 pitch from Detroit starter Brian Powell (1-2) over the wall in right-center field for his 13th homer of the season. Two pitches later, Glaus sent his 19th homer of the season over the wall in right for a 7-5 lead.
After Lackey (3-2) left with two outs in the seventh, Brendan Donnelly struck out Damion Easley to end the inning. Scott Schoeneweis worked around a single in the eighth and Troy Percival fired a perfect ninth to earn his 26th save.
Lackey allowed three runs and six hits, walked one and struck out eight. In eight major league outings, Lackey has allowed more than three earned runs just once.
Powell was tagged for five runs -- three earned -- and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
After the Angels left a runner at third in the top of the first, they pushed across a pair of runs in the second. Scott Spiezio reached on a throwing error by second baseman Easley. Adam Kennedy doubled and Jose Molina lofted a sacrifice fly to put Anaheim on top and a throwing error by third baseman Chris Truby allowed Kennedy to score.
The Tigers scored three times in the third to take the lead. Truby led off with a base hit and Bobby Higginson singled with two outs. Simon then hit a 2-1 pitch over the right field wall for his 14th homer of the season.
Simon, who had a career-high 11-game hitting streak ended Sunday, leads the team with 62 RBI.
Anaheim drew even in the fourth as Wooten singled, took third on a base hit by Kennedy and scored when Molina bounced into a double play.
After the back-to-back homers in the fifth, Anaheim tacked on a run in the seventh on a double by Wooten that scored Glaus.
