Justin Verlander struck out seven over five scoreless innings and Kyle Tucker hit his 26th homer in the third inning, helping the Houston Astros rout the Detroit Tigers 17-4 on Sunday.
, who helped the franchise win two World Series championships, nearly a month ago from the Mets to bolster its chances of contending for the AL West title or a wild card. He is 4-1 this season with the Astros and hasn't given up a run in two straight starts.
Verlander exited the game with a 3-0 lead and Houston had a seven-run cushion in the seventh after Mauricio Dubon and Martin Maldonado hit back-to-back homers off Tyler Holton, who allowed four runs and five hits in 1 2/3 innings. The Astros didn't let up, scoring seven runs in the eighth inning on Jeremy Pena's three-run triple off Andrew Vasquez and Yainer Diaz's two-run homer off a 63-mph fastball from backup catcher Carson Kelly.
Alex Faedo gave up three runs, seven hits and four walks — including one with the bases loaded — in 4 2/3 innings to take the loss.It was career homer No. 510, breaking a tie for 26th on the all-time list with Gary Sheffield. Cabrera's 1,871 RBIs broke an 11th place tie with Mel Ott. He has 3,151 career hits, pulling him within one hit of an 18th place tie with Paul Waner.
Detroit remains at home with Tigers RHP Reese Olson and New York Yankees RHP Luis Severino scheduled to start.
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