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Framber Valdez pitches 7 strong innings and Astros use a late 4-run rally to beat Tigers 5-2

DETROIT (AP) Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros used a four-run eighth inning to rally past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Friday night.

Kyle Tucker homered and scored twice for Houston, which has won two in a row after a four-game skid.

Valdez (2-1) allowed two runs and six hits, tossing at least seven innings for the first time since his second start of the season on April 2, when he went 7 2/3.

“It had been a long time since I've pitched into the seventh,” he said. “I felt a little bit tired, but it felt good.”

Valdez has a 2.49 ERA in eight career games against the Tigers, including seven starts.

“There's no secret how to beat him,” said Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, who managed Valdez in Houston. “You've got to try to get the ball into the air. We did a couple times early, but he made a ton of pitches."

Detroit (19-19) has lost six of seven and fell to .500 for the first time this season.

Trailing 2-1, Jose Altuve started the eighth with a single off Andrew Chafin (2-1) and Tucker walked before Yordan Alvarez tied it with a single down the right-field line. Jason Foley replaced Chafin, but Jeremy Peña hit an RBI single on his first pitch.

Peña has gone 7 for 11 (.636) in three games since moving into the cleanup spot for the first time.

“I feel like I'm getting a lot of opportunities with people on base,” he said. “I'm just sticking to my approach and trying to get a good at-bat.”

Jon Singleton hit into a force at second, putting runners on the corners, and Alex Bregman’s grounder to third went through Matt Vierling’s legs for an error. Yanier Diaz followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-2.

“The eighth showed what this team can do offensively,” Astros manager Joe Espada. “We just didn't try to do too much."

Bryan Abreu pitched the eighth for Houston and Josh Hader earned his fifth save after closing out the ninth.

Tigers starter Casey Mize allowed one run on five hits and didn't walk a batter after the first inning.

Houston had a chance in the first as Mize walked Altuve and Tucker to start the game, but he escaped the inning after Peña took a called third strike on a 3-2 pitch.

“I don't think Casey was at his best, but he was still navigating the game,” Hinch said.

The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the third after Jake Rogers and Andy Ibáñez led off with singles and scored on Vierling's double.

Tucker led off the sixth with a long homer to right off Mize, his 12th of the season, but Houston didn't get anything else going until the eighth.

The Tigers debuted their blue City Connect jerseys - the first time they had worn anything but white at home since 1995 - and had an organist for the first time in more than 40 years.

TRAINER'S ROOM

The Astros are expected to activate RHP Cristian Javier from the injured list on Saturday. Javier, who missed 18 games with neck soreness, is scheduled to start Saturday's game.

UP NEXT

The teams continue the weekend series with Detroit ace LHP Tarik Skubal (4-0, 1.90) scheduled to face Javier (2-0, 1.54).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU14-24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	8	1
Tigers DET19-19	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: F. Valdez (2-1)L: A. Chafin (2-1)S: J. Hader (5)
HR: HOU - K. Tucker (23)

HOUAstros

DETTigers

.F. ValdezFramber Valdez
P
7.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 103 P
.C. MizeCasey Mize
P
6.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 88 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.325	.387	.516	.903	2.5
K. Tucker RF	3	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	.270	.391	.574	.965	9.0
Y. Alvarez LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	.252	.329	.449	.778	4.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	.338	.381	.469	.850	2.5
J. Singleton 1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.227	.314	.413	.727	1.0
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.273	.267	.540	3.0
Y. Diaz DH	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.267	.303	.400	.703	0.5
V. Caratini C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.245	.302	.429	.730	2.0
J. Meyers CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.235	.297	.456	.753	0.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
K. Tucker RF	3
Y. Alvarez LF	4
J. Pena SS	4
J. Singleton 1B	4
A. Bregman 3B	4
Y. Diaz DH	3
V. Caratini C	3
J. Meyers CF	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Ibanez 2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	.349	.348	.512	.859	4.5
M. Vierling 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.280	.304	.439	.743	3.5
M. Canha DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.240	.357	.430	.786	-1.0
R. Greene LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.254	.370	.514	.884	1.5
S. Torkelson 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.223	.297	.317	.613	2.5
W. Perez CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.284	.360	.493	.853	0.5
R. Vilade RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.222	.300	.222	.522	-0.5
J. Baez SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.170	.207	.232	.439	0.0
J. Rogers C	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	.195	.271	.312	.582	3.5

HITTERS	AB
A. Ibanez 2B	5
M. Vierling 3B	4
M. Canha DH	4
R. Greene LF	4
S. Torkelson 1B	3
W. Perez CF	4
R. Vilade RF	4
J. Baez SS	4
J. Rogers C	2

2B - A. Bregman (6)
HR - K. Tucker (12)
SF - Y. Diaz (2)
RBI - K. Tucker (26), Y. Alvarez (20), J. Pena (16), A. Bregman (12), Y. Diaz (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Singleton, V. Caratini, J. Meyers

2B - M. Vierling (4), R. Greene (7), S. Torkelson (13)
RBI - M. Vierling 2 (15)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Canha, S. Torkelson, W. Perez, R. Vilade, J. Baez

SB - A. Ibanez

DP - (Altuve-Pena-Singleton)
E - J. Pena (5)

DP - 2 (Mize-Ibanez-Torkelson; Vierling-Ibanez-Torkelson)
E - M. Vierling (2)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
F. Valdez (W, 2-1)	7.0	6	2	2	2	4	3.64	1.35	23.0
B. Abreu (H, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	3.79	1.42	3.5
J. Hader (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	5.29	1.35	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
F. Valdez (W, 2-1)	7.0
B. Abreu (H, 6)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 5)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Mize	6.0	5	1	1	2	2	1	3.58	1.30	14.0
W. Vest (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.11	1.17	2.0
A. Chafin (L, 2-1) (BS, 3)	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	3.86	1.29	-11.0
J. Foley	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.35	1.50	2.0
A. Faedo	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.25	1.00	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
C. Mize	6.0
W. Vest (H, 2)	1.0
A. Chafin (L, 2-1) (BS, 3)	0.0
J. Foley	1.0
A. Faedo	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - F. Valdez 103-62, B. Abreu 13-10, J. Hader 17-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - F. Valdez 18-1, B. Abreu 1-0, J. Hader 0-1
Batters Faced - F. Valdez 29, B. Abreu 4, J. Hader 4

Pitches-Strikes - C. Mize 88-54, W. Vest 15-7, A. Chafin 8-3, J. Foley 16-11, A. Faedo 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Mize 11-4, W. Vest 1-0, A. Chafin 1-0, J. Foley 4-0, A. Faedo 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Mize 23, W. Vest 4, A. Chafin 3, J. Foley 5, A. Faedo 3

.F. ValdezFramber Valdez
P
7.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 103 P
.C. MizeCasey Mize
P
6.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 88 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU14-24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	8	1
Tigers DET19-19	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.325	.387	.516	.903	2.5
K. Tucker RF	3	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	.270	.391	.574	.965	9.0
Y. Alvarez LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	.252	.329	.449	.778	4.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	.338	.381	.469	.850	2.5
J. Singleton 1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.227	.314	.413	.727	1.0
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.273	.267	.540	3.0
Y. Diaz DH	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.267	.303	.400	.703	0.5
V. Caratini C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.245	.302	.429	.730	2.0
J. Meyers CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.235	.297	.456	.753	0.0
Total	33	5	8	5	1	4	3	19	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
K. Tucker RF	3
Y. Alvarez LF	4
J. Pena SS	4
J. Singleton 1B	4
A. Bregman 3B	4
Y. Diaz DH	3
V. Caratini C	3
J. Meyers CF	4
Total	33

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Ibanez 2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	.349	.348	.512	.859	4.5
M. Vierling 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.280	.304	.439	.743	3.5
M. Canha DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.240	.357	.430	.786	-1.0
R. Greene LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.254	.370	.514	.884	1.5
S. Torkelson 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.223	.297	.317	.613	2.5
W. Perez CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.284	.360	.493	.853	0.5
R. Vilade RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.222	.300	.222	.522	-0.5
J. Baez SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.170	.207	.232	.439	0.0
J. Rogers C	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	.195	.271	.312	.582	3.5
Total	34	2	7	2	3	9	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
A. Ibanez 2B	5
M. Vierling 3B	4
M. Canha DH	4
R. Greene LF	4
S. Torkelson 1B	3
W. Perez CF	4
R. Vilade RF	4
J. Baez SS	4
J. Rogers C	2
Total	34

2B - A. Bregman (6)
HR - K. Tucker (12)
SF - Y. Diaz (2)
RBI - K. Tucker (26), Y. Alvarez (20), J. Pena (16), A. Bregman (12), Y. Diaz (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Singleton, V. Caratini, J. Meyers

2B - M. Vierling (4), R. Greene (7), S. Torkelson (13)
RBI - M. Vierling 2 (15)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Canha, S. Torkelson, W. Perez, R. Vilade, J. Baez

SB - A. Ibanez

DP - (Altuve-Pena-Singleton)
E - J. Pena (5)

DP - 2 (Mize-Ibanez-Torkelson; Vierling-Ibanez-Torkelson)
E - M. Vierling (2)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
F. Valdez (W, 2-1)	7.0	6	2	2	2	4	3.64	1.35	23.0
B. Abreu (H, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	3.79	1.42	3.5
J. Hader (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	5.29	1.35	10.0
Total	9.0	7	2	2	3	9	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
F. Valdez (W, 2-1)	7.0
B. Abreu (H, 6)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 5)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Mize	6.0	5	1	1	2	2	1	3.58	1.30	14.0
W. Vest (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.11	1.17	2.0
A. Chafin (L, 2-1) (BS, 3)	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	3.86	1.29	-11.0
J. Foley	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.35	1.50	2.0
A. Faedo	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.25	1.00	3.5
Total	9.0	8	5	4	4	3	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Mize	6.0
W. Vest (H, 2)	1.0
A. Chafin (L, 2-1) (BS, 3)	0.0
J. Foley	1.0
A. Faedo	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - F. Valdez 103-62, B. Abreu 13-10, J. Hader 17-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - F. Valdez 18-1, B. Abreu 1-0, J. Hader 0-1
Batters Faced - F. Valdez 29, B. Abreu 4, J. Hader 4

Pitches-Strikes - C. Mize 88-54, W. Vest 15-7, A. Chafin 8-3, J. Foley 16-11, A. Faedo 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Mize 11-4, W. Vest 1-0, A. Chafin 1-0, J. Foley 4-0, A. Faedo 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Mize 23, W. Vest 4, A. Chafin 3, J. Foley 5, A. Faedo 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Vierling doubled to left, Ibanez and Rogers scored 0 2
6TH INNING
Tucker homered to right 1 2

3RD INNING
	Vierling doubled to left, Ibanez and Rogers scored	0	2

6TH INNING
	Tucker homered to right	1	2


Alvarez singled to shallow right, Altuve scored, Tucker to third	2	2
Pena singled to center, Tucker scored, Alvarez to second	3	2
Bregman reached on fielder's choice to third, Alvarez scored, Singleton to third, Bregman to second on 3rd baseman Vierling fielding error	4	2
Diaz hit sacrifice fly to right, Singleton scored	5	2

1ST INNING
Astros
C. Mize Pitching:
J. Altuve: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Altuve walked
K. Tucker: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Tucker walked, Altuve to second
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Alvarez popped out to third
J. Pena: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Pena struck out looking
J. Singleton: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Singleton grounded out to second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
F. Valdez Pitching:
A. Ibanez: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ibanez flied out to center
M. Vierling: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Vierling grounded out to shortstop
M. Canha: Ball, Ball, Canha grounded out to third
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
C. Mize Pitching:
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Bregman doubled to deep left
Y. Diaz: Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
V. Caratini: Foul, Foul, Caratini grounded out to second, Bregman to third
J. Meyers: Meyers grounded out to second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Tigers
F. Valdez Pitching:
R. Greene: Greene grounded out to second
S. Torkelson: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Torkelson walked
W. Perez: Ball, Perez lined out to center
R. Vilade: Vilade safe at first on shortstop Pena fielding error, Torkelson to second
J. Baez: Ball, Baez grounded out to shortstop
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
C. Mize Pitching:
J. Altuve: Ball, Foul, Altuve grounded out to shortstop
K. Tucker: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Tucker flied out to center
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Alvarez grounded out to second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
F. Valdez Pitching:
J. Rogers: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Rogers singled to left center
A. Ibanez: Foul, Ibanez singled to left, Rogers to second
M. Vierling: Vierling doubled to left, Ibanez and Rogers scored
M. Canha: Foul, Canha grounded out to second, Vierling to third
R. Greene: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
S. Torkelson: Strike looking, Foul, Torkelson grounded out to shortstop
End of the 3rd (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Astros
C. Mize Pitching:
J. Pena: Ball, Foul, Pena singled to left center
J. Singleton: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Singleton flied out to right
A. Bregman: Foul, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Bregman flied out to right
Y. Diaz: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Diaz popped out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
F. Valdez Pitching:
W. Perez: Perez singled to right
R. Vilade: Ball, Vilade grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Perez out at second
J. Baez: Ball, Baez grounded out to third
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
C. Mize Pitching:
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Caratini singled to right
J. Meyers: Meyers grounded into double play third to second to first, Caratini out at second
J. Altuve: Altuve grounded out to third
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
F. Valdez Pitching:
J. Rogers: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Rogers struck out swinging
A. Ibanez: Strike swinging, Ball, Ibanez singled to left
M. Vierling: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Vierling struck out swinging
M. Canha: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ibanez stole second, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Canha struck out swinging
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Astros
C. Mize Pitching:
K. Tucker: Ball, Tucker homered to right
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Alvarez singled to right
J. Pena: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Pena grounded into double play pitcher to second to first, Alvarez out at second
J. Singleton: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Singleton grounded out to second
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
F. Valdez Pitching:
R. Greene: Ball, Ball, Greene grounded out to second
S. Torkelson: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Torkelson doubled to right
W. Perez: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Perez lined out to center
R. Vilade: Vilade grounded out to third
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
Will Vest relieved Casey Mize
A. Bregman: Foul, Foul, Ball, Bregman lined out to right
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz popped out to second
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Caratini walked
J. Meyers: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Meyers grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
F. Valdez Pitching:
J. Baez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Baez grounded out to third
J. Rogers: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Rogers walked
A. Ibanez: Strike looking, Ball, Ibanez reached on fielder's choice to second, Rogers out at second
M. Vierling: Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Vierling grounded out to shortstop
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
Andrew Chafin relieved Will Vest
J. Altuve: Altuve singled to deep left
K. Tucker: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Tucker walked, Altuve to second
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Ball, Alvarez singled to shallow right, Altuve scored, Tucker to third
Jason Foley relieved Andrew Chafin
J. Pena: Ball, Pena singled to center, Tucker scored, Alvarez to second
J. Singleton: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Singleton reached on fielder's choice to first, Alvarez to third, Pena out at second
A. Bregman: Foul, Bregman reached on fielder's choice to third, Alvarez scored, Singleton to third, Bregman to second on 3rd baseman Vierling fielding error
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz hit sacrifice fly to right, Singleton scored
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Caratini grounded out to second
Middle of the 8th (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Bryan Abreu relieved Framber Valdez
M. Canha: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Canha struck out swinging
R. Greene: Ball, Greene doubled to shallow right
S. Torkelson: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Torkelson struck out looking
W. Perez: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike looking, Perez struck out looking
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
9TH INNING
Astros
Alex Faedo relieved Jason Foley
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Meyers grounded out to third
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Altuve struck out swinging
K. Tucker: Ball, Strike looking, Tucker flied out to left
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Josh Hader relieved Bryan Abreu
R. Vilade: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Vilade struck out swinging
J. Baez: Foul, Baez flied out to center
J. Rogers: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Rogers walked
A. Ibanez: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ibanez struck out swinging
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)