Can the Detroit Tigers even series at Houston Astros on Tuesday night?

The outdated saying goes, “You can’t win them all.” The Detroit Tigers realized that lesson the onerous approach on Monday evening with an 8-5 loss on the Houston Astros to open up their 10-game highway swing.

The protection surrendered a whopping 4 unearned runs, which finally represented the distinction in that recreation, however no less than Kerry Carpenter and Riley Greene went deep. Nonetheless, it was only one out of 162 regular-season video games and the group ought to have the ability to shortly flip the web page from the disappointing defeat.

The second recreation of the collection will probably be performed on Tuesday evening, with Reese Olson taking the bump in opposition to newly-minted rookie Ryan Gusto. Check out how they match up under.

Detroit Tigers (18-11) vs. Houston Astros (15-13)

Time (ET): 8:10 p.m.
Place: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas
SB Nation Web site: The Crawfish Boxes
Media: FanDuel Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network

Recreation 30: RHP Reese Olson (3-1, 3.29 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Gusto (3-1, 2.78 ERA)

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Reese Olson appears to maintain his scoreless streak going

Olson has put up goose eggs in his final two begins, stretching throughout 12 ¹⁄₃ innings and leading to a pair of wins for the Olde English D. His most up-to-date outing in opposition to the San Diego Padres was simply probably the greatest of his still-young profession, throwing 7 ¹⁄₃ frames permitting two hits and a stroll whereas putting out seven.

Ryan Gusto continues in beginning position

After starting his rookie marketing campaign out of the bullpen, Gusto has began in his final three appearances and seems to be steadily acclimating to the brand new position. As a reliever, he was lights out in his 4 appearances, permitting only one run on 5 hits — together with a solo dwelling run — and two walks over eight innings whereas putting out 9.

The 26-year-old’s numbers as a starter are far much less gaudy, however these stats have been skewed by his shaky MLB debut as a starter. Nonetheless, a 3.68 ERA and a pair of.45 FIP over 14 ²⁄₃ innings with 14 strikeouts and only a dwelling run allowed is just not too shabby.

His most up-to-date look in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays was his greatest up to now, throwing 5 ²⁄₃ innings of one-run ball on three hits and a stroll whereas putting out six.