The Detroit Tigers will be looking for revenge on Friday night against the Houston Astros for a series-opening loss inflicted the previous evening, in which hometown ‘Stros outlasted the visiting Motor City Kitties for a 3-2 victory. After surrendering a home run on the very first pitch he threw, Tarik Skubal settled in for six innings of two-run ball on six hits and no walks while striking out nine. A two-run rally in the top of the ninth was ultimately negated by a walk-off finish against Gregory Soto. C’est la vie.
The Tigers get a chance to even things up in the second of the three-game set but it will not be an easy task for the good guys.