The old saying goes, “You can’t win them all.” The Detroit Tigers learned that lesson the hard way on Monday night with an 8-5 loss at the Houston Astros to open up their 10-game road swing.
The defense surrendered a whopping four unearned runs, which ultimately represented the difference in that game, but at least Kerry Carpenter and Riley Greene went deep. Nonetheless, it was just one out of 162 regular-season games and the team should be able to quickly turn the page from the disappointing defeat.
The second game of the series will be played on Tuesday night, with Reese Olson taking the bump against newly-minted rookie Ryan Gusto.