Astros 6 Tigers 2
contributed by Mr. Happy
Managing to avoid a sweep and ending another losing streak, the Good Guys rode home runs from George Springer (his first big league home run), Carlos Corporan and Matt Dominguez and the left arm of Dallas Keuchel in the win over Detroit, snapping their long win streak. Dallas Keuchel has turned into a consistent starting pitcher, going 7.2 innings, scattering six hits and striking out seven, and walking none. Keuchel employed a very effective curve ball into the kitchen of right-handed hitters, which was a new angle for him.
The bottom four hitters in the Astros lineup went 6-13 with three home runs, scoring all six runs, having six of the eight Astros hits and driving in four of the runs. For one of the few times this season, the Astros had more walks (four) than strikeouts (three). Anthony Bass came into the game at a critical juncture, facing the vaunted Miguel Cabrera as the tying run, retiring Cabrera on a groundball to end the eighth inning.
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