The Detroit Tigers reached the pinnacle of their performance Thursday night when Jose Urena threw his seventh pitch, which generated his fourth out. From that point forward, the Tigers crumbled, and the Houston Astros took advantage.
Urena couldn't complete the fourth inning and has struggled in four consecutive starts. Second baseman Willi Castro made two fielding errors. Three of the team's 11 hits were from 22-year-old rookie Akil Baddoo, and two came from 24-year-old rookie Daz Cameron.
When the Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the fourth inning, a ball in the dirt ricocheted off the ground, hit Harold Castro in the face and led to Nomar Mazara getting throwing out while scampering back to second base.