DETROIT \u2014 Christian Walker’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run 10th inning as the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Tigers closer Kenley Jansen (1-4), pitching his second inning, started the 10th by walking Yordan Alvarez. Isaac Paredes, who tied it in the eighth with a solo home run, singled to give Houston a 4-3 lead. Walker then hit Jansen’s 2-2 cutter for a long homer to left to make it 7-3.<\/p>\n
Spencer Torkelson homered off Enyel De Los Santos with one out in the 10th to get Detroit within 7-5. North Side graduate Zach McKinstry followed with a single and rookie Ben Malgeri drew a two-out walk to bring the winning run to the plate.<\/p>\n
Matt Vierling lined out to the warning track to right to end the game.<\/p>\n
The Tigers took the lead on McKinstry’s two-run homer in the second, the third long ball of the season for the former Legend and first since June 11. The blast and his later single gave him back-to-back multi-hit games for the first time since May 12-13, 2025.<\/p>\n
For the second day in a row, the Astros trailed late in the game before rallying to prevent their former manager A.J. Hinch from winning his 1,000th MLB game. On Saturday, they trailed 6-4 after six innings before winning 8-6.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Houston was down 3-0 entering the seventh, but Colt Keith\u2019s two-out error extended the inning, and Raynel Delgado followed with his first MLB homer to make it a one-run game. Paredes then led off the eighth with a tying homer off Kyle Finnegan.<\/p>\n
Astros closer Josh Hader (2-0) walked the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth, but struck out Riley Greene to force extra innings.<\/p>\n
Jake Meyers led off the third with a double and took third on a wild pitch, but Jack Flaherty struck out the next two before getting Yordan Alvarez to fly out.<\/p>\n
Houston loaded the bases with two outs in the fourth, but Flaherty struck out Meyers to end the inning.<\/p>\n
Kevin McGonigle scored on second baseman Delgado’s two-out error in the fifth, giving the Tigers a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Astros: Return home to open a three-game series with Minnesota. RHP Zebby Matthews (3-5, 4.56) is scheduled to start for the Twins on Monday, while Houston hadn’t announced a starter.<\/p>\n
Tigers: Travel to New York for a three-game series with the Yankees. RHP Casey Mize (2-5, 2.95) is scheduled to start on Monday for Detroit.<\/p>\n
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