Anibal Sanchez toed the rubber for the Tigers, making his third start of the young season. Battling the Astros’ Mike Fiers, Sanchez cruised along after a rough start to the game.
It looked like the wheels were going to fall off right from the start for Sanchez. The mighty Jose Altuve led off the game as he has all series, except this time he took a fastball that was left up by Sanchez and gave it a ride out to right field for a solo home run. It was the first of three runs plated by Altuve in this game as he would add a two-RBI single in the fourth inning.