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Houston Falls 13-5 to Detroit - Recap

Houston pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Riley Greene and it cost them dearly in a 13-5 loss on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.

The Tigers were a +103 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 7.5.

Jack Flaherty earned the victory for the Tigers, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 6 RBIs from Riley Greene in the win.

Houston got a 1-inning outing from Rafael Montero in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 2 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Yainer Diaz had 2 hits in the loss for the Astros.

The battle of the bats favored Detroit as they had 19 hits, while Houston only had 10.