Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch talks 2nd straight win over Angels

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Yeah, I mean, well, I think he settled in great after a four spot, and
he knew he could pound the strike zone.
And he kept his edge, and he kept his intent at a really high level.
He holds himself to such a high bar, and he was very pitch efficient.
And he went into attack mode, he had some cushion where he felt like he could
go after them, and I thought he executed much better this time around.
Torkelson tonight, what made his at-bat so effective?
I mean, he didn't wait around very long to get some good pitches to hit, and
he did damage.
And I really, I mean, I'm impressed by the first one because of the knockout punch
that it gives when you get out, we score a quick run and
we don't let him off the hook, and four's a lot different than one.
And he delivered a big blow in the first inning and
got us off to an incredible start.
And then, again, at 6-0, you feel very comfortable, but he hits the tack on run.
Runs the thing off a pop-up at home, I mean,
he was bouncing all over the field tonight.
And it was nice to see him have a productive night.
