Tough times continued for the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, dropping their fourth-straight game and third-in-a-row against the Houston Astros, 3-2, as the offense remains ice cold. The good guys did finally get an encouraging outing out of their big offseason free-agent acquisition, Eduardo Rodriguez, who spun 6 2⁄3 innings of one-run ball while striking out eight, but alas, the bullpen could not come through and the losing continued. Miguel Cabrera also belted his historic double No. 600 but it simply was not enough to outlast the Astros.
The Tigers get one last chance to make their mark in Houston before heading home to host the Oakland Athletics for yet another four-game series — including a doubleheader on Tuesday.