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Astros 5, Tigers 1: Justin Verlander twirls a gem at Comerica Park

While the outcome was not as bad as one might have expected in a game featuring a future Hall of Famer backed by the hottest offense in baseball against a newly-promoted minor leaguer with a league-bottom offense, the Houston Astros still managed to sweep the Detroit Tigers with a 5-1 win on Wednesday.

Things looked destined for disaster when Alex Bregman took Gregory Soto deep to left field for his ninth home run this month in the game’s second at-bat, putting the Astros up 1-0. Another Houston run came across in the top of the second after former Tigers ace Justin Verlander managed an easy 1-2-3 inning.