Houston AstrosvsDetroit Tigers
HOU 2/DET 1
Things to say
The Astros edged the Tigers 2-1 on the road at Comerica Park.
01
opener
Astros took it 2-1 in Detroit. Total pitchers' duel, nobody could string anything together. One swing basically decided the whole thing.
02
key player
Houston's starter was the story. Got into his stuff early, lived on the corners, and just kept the heart of that Tigers order off balance all night.
03
hot take
One run at home and you lose? That's on the bats, not the arms. Detroit's offense has been asleep for weeks.
04
deep cut
Watch the bullpen usage. Tigers had a clean inning going and the manager went to the pen too early, and that's where it slipped away.
05
exit
Getaway day tomorrow, so we'll see if Detroit can salvage one before they're out of town.
The recap
Pitcher's duel in Detroit, and Houston squeezed out a 2-1 win to take it on a getaway day. Both staffs were dealing — the Tigers managed just one run, which tells you the Astros' arms got into their stuff and kept the heart of the order quiet.
Detroit's bats never could string anything together, and that one-run cushion held up to the final out. Astros climb to 40-43 while the Tigers drop to 34-47, another close one that slips away.