Houston 7, Detroit 5
When: 1:08 PM ET, Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
82°
Umpires:
Home -
Jeff Nelson, 1B -
Ed Hickox, 2B -
Jim Joyce, 3B -
Cory Blaser
Attendance:
40315
By SportsDirect Inc.
Astros 7, Tigers 5: Carlos Corporan homered and drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the top of the ninth inning as visiting Houston salvaged the finale of a lopsided season series with Detroit.
The Tigers had won the first six meetings between the teams by a 50-12 margin but couldn't pull off what would have been their second sweep of the Astros this month. J.D. Martinez, who also had a three-run homer, walked to lead off the ninth and scored when Corporan greeted reliever Phil Coke with a double to center.
Matt Dominguez added a sacrifice fly to make it 7-5, and Jose Veras loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter before getting Miguel Cabrera to fly to the wall in center to end it for his fifth save. Five Houston relievers, including winner Hector Ambriz (1-2), combined on 3 1/3 scoreless frames.
Avisail Garcia gave Detroit an early 4-1 lead with a three-run homer, the first of his career, but Martinez capped a four-run Astros fourth with his third home run to give the visitors a 5-4 edge. Matt Tuiasosopo, who was 3-for-3, tied it with an RBI single in the sixth before Houston rallied against Al Alburquerque (0-1) and Coke in the ninth.
Tigers starter Max Scherzer gave up five runs in seven innings, striking out seven. Dallas Keuchel allowed five runs - four earned - in 5 2/3 frames for Houston.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Tigers were trying to record the first season series sweep of at least four games in franchise history. ... The bottom third of Detroit's starting lineup went 5-for-9 with a homer and five RBIs. ... After a day off, the Astros stay on the road with the first of three straight in Pittsburgh on Friday. Detroit opens a four-game series at Texas on Thursday in a matchup of division leaders.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
8 |
2 |
17 |
.267 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Detroit
|
8 |
1 |
11 |
.242 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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