DET 2, HOU 1 | Aug 21, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 22, 2019•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

DET

Tigers

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Buck Farmer

LOSS

Justin Verlander

SAVE

Joe Jiménez

The Tigers edged the Astros 2-1 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Robinson Chirinos4-for-4, 1 RBI

⚾Justin Verlander9.0 IP, 2 ER, 11 K

Key Moment

Bot 7: Robinson Chirinos homers (14) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:12Att: 29,567Venue: Minute Maid Park

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90.7%C

10 missed calls

+6.6% DET

+0.54 runs DET

Win Probability

HOU WinDET Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Game 565666 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Detroit Tigers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Victor ReyesLF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.271/.319/.395	91.2	.747	.672
Travis DemeritteRF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.275/.338/.464	83	-	-
Miguel CabreraDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.280/.341/.389	97	.103	.181
Harold CastroCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.278/.294/.380	91.6	.035	.033
Dawel Lugo3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.212/.244/.295	101.9	.191	.180
Ronny Rodríguez1B	3	1	1	1	0	1	.221/.249/.453	98	.444	.662
Jordy MercerSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.292/.402	82.9	.035	.031
John HicksC	3	1	1	1	0	1	.202/.236/.348	109.8	.518	.849
Gordon Beckham2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.223/.285/.386	101.5	.203	.219
Bench
Daniel NorrisP							.167/.167/.167	-	-	-
Tyler AlexanderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	29	2	2	2	0	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Rodríguez (5th off Verlander, 0 on, 2 out); Hicks (9th off Verlander, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:8

RBI:Rodríguez; Hicks

Team LOB:0

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.295/.379/.568	91.5	.268

Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Norris	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	45-33	89.2	4.70
Tyler Alexander	4.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	73-48	87.1	6.03
Buck FarmerW	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-6	88.6	3.74
Joe JiménezS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	12-8	90.8	4.72
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	2	7	1	143-95	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Norris 45-33; Alexander 73-48; Farmer 13-6; Jiménez 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Norris 2-5; Alexander 1-8; Farmer 2-0; Jiménez 0-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin VerlanderL	9.0	2	2	2	0	11	2	99-75	89.4	2.77
Totals

Game Notes

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B8Replay review: Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Alex Bregman grounds into a double play, shortstop Jordy Mercer to first baseman Ronny Rodriguez to third baseman Dawel Lugo. Jose Altuve out at 3rd. Alex Bregman out at 1st.