On Monday night, the Detroit Tigers took on the Houston Astros going for their 5th straight win as they open a 10 game road trip. On the bump for the visiting Tigers was Jack Flaherty, coming into the game with a sterling 2.63 ERA. Opposite him was 2024 breakout righty Ronel Blanco, who has struggled to a 5.01 ERA so far. The Tigers loaded up on lefties to take advantage of the struggling righty; all Hinch’s lefties but McKinstry cracked the starting lineup. Unfortunately, a few squandered opportunities and some awful defense led to the game getting out of hand late.
Astros 8, Tigers 5: Tigers beat themselves
