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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Houston Astros @ Detroit Tigers Slate date: 2026-06-25 Generated: 2026-08-05 05:47:33 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.7K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 6:40 PM ET - Venue: Comerica Park (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 4 - Status: Final — Houston Astros 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (at generation time) - Away: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 40-43 (.482) Probable starter: Tatsuya Imai — 6-4, 5.83 ERA, 58.2 IP, 72 K / 40 BB, 1.53 WHIP (15 GS) - Home: Detroit Tigers [DET] — record 34-47 (.420) Probable starter: Troy Melton — 6-1, 1.75 ERA, 67.0 IP, 60 K / 21 BB, 0.93 WHIP (11 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Houston Astros [HOU] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 12 (4.0/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — L 4-5 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 | HOU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (10 inn) R/H/E: TOR 5/5/0 — HOU 4/10/1 Decisions: W: Louis Varland | L: Bennett Sousa | SV: Chase Lee Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:10 PM. | T: 2:55. | Att: 27,751. TOR batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 1-5, 3 K | avg .266 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .229 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .270 George Springer (DH): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .238 Brandon Valenzuela (C): 0-3, 3 K | avg .235 Alejandro Kirk (C): 0-1 | avg .235 Josh Smith (3B): 0-2 | avg .209 Luis Urías (2B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 K | avg .240 Ernie Clement (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .285 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .229 Myles Straw (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .231 TOR pitching: Jameson Taillon: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches | season ERA 5.96 Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches | season ERA 3.04 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.14 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.59 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.09 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 6.23 HOU batting: 4 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .311 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .329 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .244 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .242 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .232 Christian Walker (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .240 LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .229 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4 | avg .260 Nick Allen (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .260 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-1 | avg .249 HOU pitching: Hunter Brown: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.53 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.24 Bryan Abreu: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.13 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.48 ### 2026-08-04 — W 7-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 x R/H/E: TOR 2/5/1 — HOU 7/9/1 Decisions: W: Hayden Wesneski | L: Chad Dallas Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,450. TOR batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .267 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .259 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .229 George Springer (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .240 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4 | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .269 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .145 Josh Smith (PH): 0-1 | avg .212 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-3 | avg .286 Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI | avg .231 TOR pitching: Trey Yesavage: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Chad Dallas: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 74 pitches | season ERA 8.22 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.93 Brendon Little: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 11.77 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.23 HOU batting: 7 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .317 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .329 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .249 Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .242 Christian Walker (1B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI | avg .241 Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .238 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 RBI | avg .265 Cam Smith (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .217 HOU pitching: Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.89 Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.22 ### 2026-08-03 — L 1-3 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R/H/E: TOR 3/7/0 — HOU 1/10/1 Decisions: W: Shane Bieber | L: Cristian Javier | SV: Tyler Rogers Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:28. | Att: 22,789. TOR batting: 3 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .271 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .261 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 George Springer (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .239 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .271 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-2, 1 RBI | avg .288 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3 | avg .230 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 2B, 1 SB | avg .223 TOR pitching: Shane Bieber: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.11 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.00 Brendon Little: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 12.00 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 1.62 HOU batting: 1 R, 10 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .320 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .330 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .243 Christian Walker (1B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-4 | avg .236 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Zach Dezenzo (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .213 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .261 Cam Smith (RF): 2-4, 1 K | avg .216 HOU pitching: Cristian Javier: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 6.59 Tatsuya Imai: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 34 pitches | season ERA 5.55 ## RECENT FORM — Detroit Tigers [DET] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 27 (9.0/gm), allowed 6 (2.0/gm), combined 33 (11.0/gm) ### 2026-08-04 — W 8-0 @ Seattle Mariners Innings: DET 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 | SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: DET 8/13/0 — SEA 0/4/1 Decisions: W: Troy Melton | L: Emerson Hancock Conditions: Weather: 77 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 9 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 6:41 PM. | T: 2:28. | Att: 35,752. DET batting: 8 R, 13 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 5 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, 16 LOB Kevin McGonigle (SS): 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .284 Gleyber Torres (2B): 1-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .267 Dillon Dingler (C): 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .272 Riley Greene (LF): 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .278 Colt Keith (DH): 3-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .273 Spencer Torkelson (1B): 1-5, 3 K | avg .220 Max Clark (CF): 0-4, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .375 Javier Báez (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .280 Zach McKinstry (2B): 3-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .219 DET pitching: Troy Melton: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 97 pitches | season ERA 1.58 Jacob Waguespack: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.66 Yilber Díaz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 37.80 SEA batting: 0 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB Cole Young (2B): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .267 Randy Arozarena (LF): 1-4 | avg .282 Dominic Canzone (RF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .257 Julio Rodríguez (CF): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .255 Josh Naylor (1B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .261 Cal Raleigh (C): 1-4, 2 K | avg .163 Brendan Donovan (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .261 Taylor Ward (DH): 0-3, 1 K | avg .245 Colt Emerson (SS): 0-3, 2 K | avg .197 SEA pitching: Emerson Hancock: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 94 pitches | season ERA 3.33 Michael Rucker: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.15 Josh Simpson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 6.75 Seranthony Domínguez: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 26 pitches | season ERA 4.89 Cole Wilcox: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.08 ### 2026-08-02 — W 11-0 @ Athletics Innings: DET 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 | ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: DET 11/12/0 — ATH 0/7/0 Decisions: W: Keider Montero | L: Gage Jump Conditions: Weather: 95 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 3 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 1:05 PM. | T: 3:13. | Att: 8,237. DET batting: 11 R, 12 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 9 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 22 LOB Gleyber Torres (2B): 1-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB | avg .269 Dillon Dingler (DH): 2-5, 2 R, 3 K, 1 HBP | avg .270 Kevin McGonigle (SS): 0-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .287 Eduardo Valencia (C): 2-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 K | avg .452 Spencer Torkelson (1B): 2-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI | avg .220 Hao-Yu Lee (3B): 1-5, 1 RBI | avg .267 Max Clark (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .500 Ben Malgeri (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .268 Colt Keith (PH): 0-1 | avg .266 James Outman (LF): 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .168 Zach McKinstry (RF): 2-5, 1 R | avg .211 DET pitching: Keider Montero: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches | season ERA 3.17 Tyler Holton: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.06 Drew Anderson: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 4.24 Enmanuel De Jesus: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.63 ATH batting: 0 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB Donovan Walton (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .288 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .242 Jonah Heim (C): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .232 Tommy White (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .283 Lawrence Butler (RF): 1-3 | avg .211 Jonathan Ornelas (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .200 Carlos Cortes (P): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .262 Brian Serven (PH): 1-1 | avg .250 Alika Williams (SS): 1-4, 1 K | avg .265 Jeff McNeil (1B): 2-4 | avg .251 Henry Bolte (CF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .253 ATH pitching: Gage Jump: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 4.59 Elvis Alvarado: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 4.72 Hogan Harris: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 3.31 Hayden Juenger: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.72 Ben Bowden: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 40 pitches | season ERA 36.00 Carlos Cortes: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 10.29 ### 2026-08-01 — W 8-6 @ Athletics Innings: DET 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 | ATH 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 R/H/E: DET 8/15/0 — ATH 6/15/0 Decisions: W: Framber Valdez | L: Jack Perkins | SV: Kenley Jansen Conditions: Weather: 98 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 6 mph, Out To RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 3:09. | Att: 10,426. DET batting: 8 R, 15 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Kevin McGonigle (3B): 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .290 Gleyber Torres (2B): 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .266 Dillon Dingler (C): 1-5, 1 K | avg .268 Riley Greene (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .274 Colt Keith (DH): 2-3, 1 RBI | avg .267 Eduardo Valencia (DH): 2-2 | avg .462 Spencer Torkelson (1B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .218 Max Clark (CF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .556 Javier Báez (SS): 0-5, 2 K | avg .289 Zach McKinstry (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .207 DET pitching: Framber Valdez: 7.0 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Kyle Finnegan: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 3.50 Jacob Waguespack: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 1.74 Kenley Jansen: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 3.94 ATH batting: 6 R, 15 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 25 LOB Jacob Wilson (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .274 Jonah Heim (1B): 0-5, 1 K | avg .230 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .242 Tommy White (3B): 3-4, 1 R | avg .304 Carlos Cortes (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .264 Lawrence Butler (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .209 Alika Williams (SS): 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .266 Jeff McNeil (2B): 1-2, 1 RBI | avg .248 Henry Bolte (CF): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .257 Brian Serven (C): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .182 Jonathan Ornelas (2B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .250 Donovan Walton (SS): 1-1 | avg .298 ATH pitching: Jack Perkins: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 6.72 José Suarez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 4.68 Scott Blewett: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 38 pitches | season ERA 1.69 Luis Medina: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.91 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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