Houston AstrosvsDetroit Tigers
HOU 7/DET 5
Things to say
The Astros beat the Tigers 7-5 in 10 innings at Comerica Park.
01
opener
Astros took it 7-5 in extras. Tied late, then Houston cracked it open in the tenth. Tigers just couldn't shut the door.
02
key player
Heart of the Houston order carried it — the big bats finally woke up in the tenth and put two on the board.
03
hot take
Detroit's bullpen blew this. You can't hand a tie game to the other team in extras and expect to win.
04
deep cut
On the road, getaway day, free baseball — Houston scratching out that tenth-inning run is the kind of grind-it-out win good clubs steal.
05
exit
Tigers are buried under .500 now though. Long road back — let's see if they bounce back next series.
The recap
Astros and Tigers went the distance at Comerica, knotted up until the Houston bats finally broke through in the tenth to grab a 7-5 win on getaway day. Detroit hung tough and made it a one-score game late, but the bullpen couldn't slam the door once free baseball started.
Houston's heart of the order did the damage when it counted, pushing across the runs that flipped a tie into a road victory. Tough one for the Tigers to swallow, but the Astros nudge back toward .500 and steal the series finale.