Just a domination.

Tigers 17, Astros 2

To give you an indication of how this one played out, Jim Leyland pulled both Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera in the late innings and the Tigers scored 5 more runs after they left the game. It was a thorough annihilation the likes of which we haven’t seen yet this year. The Tigers jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Scherzer threw a pitch and added runs in every inning except the 3rd. Jackson, Hunter, Martinez, Peralta, Avila, and Infante all had multi-hit games, but Cabrera (.390/.467/.627, 196 wRC+, 1.7 WAR) stood out at the plate with 4 hits, 2 massive homeruns, and 6 runs batted in and added a dandy diving play in the field for good measure. The Tigers finally treated the Astros pitchers like the Astros and Max Scherzer (4-0, 39.1 IP, 3.43 ERA, 2.01 FIP, 1.6 WAR) treated the Astros hitters the same way. The offense may have stolen your attention, but he was not to be outdone. He went 8 innings and allowed just a single run while striking out 8, walking 2 and allowing 3 hits.. With the win, the Tigers take the series and improve to 18-11 on the season and will go for the sweep tomorrow behind Justin Verlander (3-2, 39.1 IP, 1.83 ERA, 2.09 FIP, 1.6 WAR).

The Moment: Cabrera crushes a 2nd inning homerun to extend the lead early.