This week the Tigers were on the road against the Astros and Angels
Another week of Tigers’ baseball has gone by, this time entirely on the road. The Tigers started out the week in Houston, up against their Wild Card rivals from the 2024 postseason, and the Astros very nearly got the best of them, but the Tigers simply refuse to be swept and took the final game of the series. Then they headed to Anaheim, where the Tigers haven’t won a series in… a long, long time? I feel like it has to be more than a decade? (since 2011, I’m told)
Monday, April 28 @ Houston Astros
Astros 8, Tigers 5
Things started well enough for the Tigers, with some early inning homers. The wheels fell off in the fifth, as Flaherty started to get more uneven and the Astros were able to catch up and surpass the Tigers’ early lead. From that point on the Tigers were able to make an effort at a comeback, but it never really came within reach.
Tuesday, April 29 @ Houston Astros
Astros 6, Tigers 4
For the second game in a row, Kerry Carpenter got the Tigers on the board with a home run. Reese Olson looked really good through the bulk of the game, then in the sixth he was removed after for Vest, and then the Astros once again fought their way back to take the lead and extend it wildly. Not exactly a fun time for the Tigers. Rough stuff from the bullpen.
Wednesday, April 30 @ Houston Astros
Tigers 7, Astros 4
Just when it looked like the Tigers might get swept against the Astros, it was a rookie vs. rookie matchup for pitchers, and a slugfest for the Tigers. While Jackson Jobe gave up a home run on the first pitch of the game, this time around it was the Astros who wouldn’t be able to catch up, as the Tigers ran away with the lead thanks to a Javier Baez grand slam.
Thursday, May 1 @ Los Angeles Angels
Tigers 10, Angels 4
What started out as a somewhat rough outing for birthday boy Casey Mize ended up in an absolute slugfest for the Tigers that allowed Mize to go seven innings deep in the game. Javier Baez continues to look like he was meant to play centerfield his whole career, and the Tigers had a late-innings comeback for the ages. Truly delightful stuff.
Friday, May 2 @ Los Angeles Angels
Tigers 9, Angels 1
This one started slow, with a rare home run given up by Tarik Skubal on his first pitch of the game, and then a whole lot of nothing. Then in the ninth inning, the Tigers switched it into overdrive and batted around with four home runs in a single inning (including two by Riley Greene).