ASTROS GAMER: Houston attacks early, pitches solidly to Father’s Day victory

Major League Baseball has become somewhat of a Father’s Day tradition. After losing 13-5 to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, the Houston Astros returned to Minute Maid Park for a series finale with the Tigers.

HOW DID IT HAPPEN:

The Astros led off with a Jose Altuve single before advancing to second on a wild pitch. Yordan Alvarez then had the RBI single to score Altuve and put Houston up 1-0.

In the second inning, Mauricio Dubon and Chas McCormick reached base for Altuve, who again took Kenta Maeda for a three-run homer at Minute Maid Park as he did in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series .

Ronel Blanco got the Father’s Day start for the Astros and was electric, pitching seven innings of hitless baseball with eight strikeouts. Detriot’s only chance at points was when Blanco issued three straight walks to load the bases, but he managed to get out of trouble.

Blanco was relieved after seven innings by Ryan Pressley, who gave up the Tigers’ first hit of the game with two outs in the eighth.

The shutout was broken in the ninth as Andy Ibanez doubled to left field to score Mark Canha and make the score 4-1. However, Josh Hader was able to finish off the Tigers and win the series for the Astros.

BIG NUMBER: 0.500

The win over Detroit puts the Astros 19-19 in the Juice Box in 2024, bringing them to a .500 record.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: José Altuve

Altuve had a great day at the plate, including hitting a three-run home run to lead Houston to a big win on Father’s Day.

NEXT: The Astros will travel to South Chicago for a three-game series with the White Sox. First pitch is set for 7:10 a.m. and can be heard on ESPN 103.7 Lafayette and 104.1 Lake Charles.