Giles allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning of work to pick up his 13th save of the season in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Tigers.
The Astros bullpen squandered a lead in the top of the eighth inning, taking a save chance off the board for Giles. But as it's done several times this season, Houston's resilient offense got the lead back. This time it was Jake Marisnick's home run in the bottom of the eighth that re-gifted an opportunity to the Astros closer, who then shut the door on the Tigers. Since a shaky stretch early in the season, Giles has been terrific. He's allowed just two runs, eight hits and three walks while striking out 15 over his last 14.1 innings.