The opener of a tough 4-game set against the Houston Astros saw the Detroit Tigers lose 12-3, with the Astros racking up 18 hits overall. You’re not going to win too many games when you give up that many hits, folks.
José Ureña, who was hoping to give the Tigers some quality innings to start the series and save the bullpen, hadn’t pitched into the sixth since May. It seems like a long time ago that he had that four-game stretch in which he pitched seven innings per start, especially on a night like tonight.