Houston — Fans certainly get a bang for their buck when Spencer Turnbull is on the mound.
The rookie right-hander crammed 73 pitches, a bunch of walks, a couple of home runs and one spectacular escape into his three innings Tuesday against the Houston Astros, who beat the Tigers for the second straight night, 6-3.
After Victor Reyes put the Tigers on top with a solo home run to lead off the game, Turnbull gave up back-to-back home runs to George Springer and Jose Altuve to start the bottom of the first.
He hit Alex Bregman and walked Yordan Alvarez before getting a double-play ball from Yuli Gurriel to end the inning.