Houston Astros right-hander Framber Valdez completed seven hitless innings on 114 pitches. The high pitch count forced his departure, and when that happen, the Detroit Tigers finally found a hit.
Kerry Carpenter, one of the hottest hitters in baseball, entered as a pinch-hitter for a matchup with right-handed reliever Bryan Abreu. The left-handed hitter pulled a two-strike slider, located over the middle of the strike zone, into right field for a single with one out in the eighth inning.
The Tigers avoided being on the wrong side of a combined no-hitter in the eighth, and then, Parker Meadows — in his fourth MLB game — crushed a walk-off three-run in the bottom of the ninth inning.