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06/16 01:10 CDT Colt Keith has 3 home runs and 6 RBIs as the Tigers blow past
the Astros 9-3
Colt Keith has 3 home runs and 6 RBIs as the Tigers blow past the Astros 9-3
HOUSTON (AP) --- Colt Keith had three home runs and six RBIs as the Detroit
Tigers beat the Houston Astros 9-3 on Monday night.
Kevin McGonigle and Spencer Torkelson also homered in an 11-hit game for
Detroit.
The 24-year-old Keith, who entered the day with one home run in 65 games this
season, became the youngest Tigers player with a three-homer game since
20-year-old Al Kaline in 1955. This century, only eight Tigers have
accomplished the feat --- including Miguel Cabrera twice.
McGonigle homered in the second inning for a 2-0 lead before Keith drilled his
first homer of the night, a 411-foot two-run shot, in the third. Torkelson
followed with his 12th home run of the season to put the Tigers up 5-0.
Keith launched his second longball over the right-field wall to plate two more
runs in the seventh before capping the scoring with a solo shot to left in the
ninth to seal the win.
Keith was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the first and Dillon Dingler
scored on a passed ball by Astros catcher Christian Vzquez in the fifth.
Kyle Finnegan (2-0) threw a one-hit fifth inning to earn the win in relief.
Tyler Holton worked 1 2/3 innings for his fifth straight scoreless outing. The
Tigers scratched starter Troy Melton with back tightness before the game,
forcing a bullpen game.
Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve connected on back-to-back homers in the third to
pull the Astros to 5-3, but that was all Houston mustered offensively.
Kai-Wei Teng (3-6) gave up five runs on six hits in 3 1/3 innings for the
Astros. He struck out nine.
Up next
LHP Framber Valdez (3-5, 4.40 ERA) gets the start for the Tigers and RHP Hunter
Brown (1-0, 0.84 ERA) takes the mound for the Astros in the second game of the
series.
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