"It was difficult to determine which was more entertaining Monday night at Angel Stadium:

A scorekeeper's "F8" or the return of No. 48.

While Torii Hunter returned to the starting lineup in dramatic fashion with a home run in his first at-bat, center field teammate Peter Bourjos was all over the field - and the outfield walls and basepaths.

Bourjos turned a pair of highlight catches as the Angels defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-1 in front of 43,012.

Bourjos also singled and stole two bases in the third, then presumably went to the oxygen tank after the Angels' ninth victory in 11 games kept them tied with Texas for first place in the American League West.

"We can play better, we can all play better," Hunter said. "But I'm happy with where we are."

Hunter wouldn't give too high of grades to Bourjos because he said he's seen even better from him.

But Bourjos turned in the plays of the night, both on Miguel Cabrera.

None was bigger than a sixth-inning catch of Cabrera's deep line drive with no outs and the Angels up 3-1.

Bourjos got a jump on the ball and leaped to snare it as he crashed into the wall. Joel Pineiro then induced a double play to end the inning.

"I think I felt I had to make that play just because of the time of the game and where we were at," Bourjos said. "I felt like it was kind of do-or-die. I didn't have to think about it. I didn't have a chance on the matter. "