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Houston Astros Turn 5-4-3 Triple Play Against Detroit Tigers

In the bottom of the fifth inning of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros spun the second triple play of the 2015 MLB season.

It was Houston’s first in a long while, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Astros turn 5-4-3 triple play in bottom of the 5th against the Tigers; Astros’ first triple play since Aug. 19, 2004

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 23, 2015

Ian Kinsler shot a grounder to third, but the Astros whipped it around the horn and got out of trouble in a hurry with Detroit threatening.