A day after racking up a ton of offense, the Tigers nearly got no-hit on Father’s Day as Ronel Blanco shut them down for seven innings. Kenta Maeda took some early damage before he settled into his outing and the Tigers couldn’t scratch out any offense until the ninth inning, losing their third series in a row.
The Tigers didn’t know for sure who they were going to face in Sunday’s series concluding matchup in Houston until Sunday morning. It did turn out to be Ronel Blanco after the Astros used up a lot of bullpen innings in Saturday’s loss, and unfortunately the 30-year-old right-hander was on his game.