HOUSTON — Suddenly, the Detroit Tigers’ bats cooled off.
Their defense wasn’t so clean. Their pitching wasn’t as sharp.
And then, well, it just got ugly.
The Houston Astros exploded to an 8-2 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park.
Now the Tigers head home for their home opener at Comerica Park on Thursday afternoon against the Boston Red Sox.
GAME 1:Matt Vierling saw something familiar in Tigers' blast off vs. Houston Astros
GAME 2:Tigers' Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson give world glimpse of future in middle of lineup
“It's exciting,” Austin Meadows said.