Any game that ends 17-4 is tough to recap, but in the waning days of Miguel Cabrera’s professional baseball career, it’s a bit easier to shrug off a blowout and find the silver linings.
The Houston Astros battered the Detroit Tigers' pitching staff for most of Sunday afternoon, claiming a three-game series that looked within reach after a Parker Meadows walk-off home run on Friday. The Tigers got a look at top competition this weekend, and got a good look at the climb required to become a consistent October threat once again.
Alex Faedo got the start for the Tigers, but he burned through 95 pitches over 4 2⁄3 innings, struggled to get whiffs, and turned the ball over to the bullpen earlier than anyone wanted him to.