Imai strikes out 10 as Astros beat Tigers 2-1 and extend winning streak to 3 games
Imai held Detroit to two hits and Trammell’s sixth-inning homer gave Houston a lead it kept with a late insurance run.
- On Thursday, June 25, the Houston Astros defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-1 at Comerica Park, with Tatsuya Imai striking out 10 batters over six scoreless innings and Taylor Trammell homering.
- Detroit starter Troy Melton nearly threw a perfect game, holding Houston hitless through five innings before Trammell broke the tie in the sixth; Melton allowed two hits and one run across six innings.
- Trammell's 422-foot home run broke the scoreless tie in the sixth inning, while Melton maintained elevated velocity throughout his 88 pitches, with his four-seam fastball reaching 97 mph.
- Dillon Dingler hit his 19th home run in the ninth inning, but the Tigers could not complete the comeback, dropping their third consecutive game as manager AJ Hinch stressed the team remains in "battle mode."
- The four-game series continues Friday as Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti faces Tigers right-hander Keider Montero, with Houston having won three straight to move within two games of the first-place Mariners.
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Imai, who was being bashed in the U.S. for being different from Japan, delivers a monstrous pitch with 21 strikeouts in 2 games; commentators bewildered, "What on earth is he throwing?" Sports Chosun Reporter Park Sang-kyung. The stock of the Houston Astros is soaring for Tatsuya Imai, who had a sluggish start to the season. On the 26th (KST), Imai took the mound in the game against the Detroit Tigers in Houston, Texas.
Astros' Tatsuya Imai dominates Tigers en route to 1-run victory
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Astros’ Tatsuya Imai dominates Tigers en route to 1-run victory
Tatsuya Imai threw six shutout innings to help the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win against the host Detroit Tigers in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday evening. Imai (5-3) allowed two hits, struck out 10 and walked one to improve to 3-0 this month. AJ Blubaugh pitched two innings of scoreless relief
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Imai strikes out 10 as Astros beat Tigers 2-1 and extend winning streak to 3 games
Tatsuya Imai struck out 10 in six scoreless innings and Taylor Trammell homered to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
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