MLB

Houston Astros at Detroit Tigers

· Major League Baseball
Houston Astros
15-25, 8-13 Away
Final
9 - 3
Detroit Tigers
20-20, 9-11 Home

Skubal sensational, Tigers jump on Valdez early to get 3-1 win over Astros in AL Wild Card Series

The Tigers, swept in the American League Division Series in their last trip to the playoffs in 2014, got their first postseason win since Game 4 the 2013 AL Championship Series against .

Down 3-0 entering the ninth, Houston scored on Yanier Diaz's RBI single and had the bases loaded when Jason Heyward hit a game-ending lineout against Beau Brieske.

Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Wednesday in Houston.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Kelly struck out looking.
9th Inning Báez singled to left.
9th Inning Torkelson homered to left (405 feet), Carpenter scored.
9th Inning Keith lined out to center.
9th Inning Ibáñez struck out swinging.
9th Inning Carpenter singled to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
13 Ground Balls 4
7 Strikeouts 10
8 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
18 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
9 Runs 3
2 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
42 At Bats 32
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
21 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 1
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 1
22 Fly Balls 18
1 Caught Stealing 1
169 Pitches 147
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
23 Total Bases 12
45 Plate Appearances 36
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 3
8.8 Runs Created 3.2
.429 Batting Average .188
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.548 Slugging Percentage .375
.167 Secondary Average .250
.467 On Base Percentage .278
1.014 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .653
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.2
8.8 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.2
59.0 Batter Rating 23.5
42.0 At Bats Per Home Run 32.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.76 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.08
.119 Isolated Power .188
0.43 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.30
.067 Walks Per Plate Appearance .083
-.262 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .063
17.0 Runs Produced 5.0
0.9 Runs Ratio 0.7
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.5 Balls In Play Average 0.2
109.8 MLB Rating 73.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 27,004 | Capacity:

2025 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 55 35 .611 - W3
Seattle 48 42 .533 7 W3
Texas 44 46 .489 11 L1
Los Angeles 43 46 .483 11.5 L3
Athletics 37 55 .402 19 L2

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 58 34 .630 - W4
Kansas City 44 48 .478 14 W2
Minnesota 43 47 .478 14 L1
Cleveland 40 48 .455 16 L10
Chicago 30 61 .330 27.5 L2
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