Houston — Justin Verlander’s mysterious road woes continue, and try as it might, the Tigers offense couldn’t rescue him Thursday night.
Jake Marisnick blasted a home run to center field in the bottom of the eighth inning off reliever Alex Wilson, sending the Houston Astros to a 7-6 win.
The blast came after the Tigers had rallied to tie the score.
Justin Upton knocked in three runs, including a line-drive solo home run in the seventh inning to cut the lead to 6-5.
Then in the eighth, pinch-hitter Andrew Romine walked off reliever Luke Gregerson and Jose Iglesias doubled him home to the tie the score.