HOUSTON — Houston Astros starter Luis Garcia retired the final 15 batters he faced in Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers.
Of those 15 batters, the 25-year-old struck out eight.
Garcia relied on his cutter to shut down the Tigers, still waiting for their offense to pick up the pace, across seven innings. In a 3-2 loss in the second of four games at Minute Maid Park, the Tigers recorded two hits and two walks.
Detroit dropped to 8-17, with losses in 10 of its past 12 games.
For Garcia's seven innings, he allowed two runs (one earned run) on two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.