Trey Sweeney, Jack Flaherty lead Tigers’ 10-0 rout of Astros

Trey Sweeney and Jack Flaherty starred as the Detroit Tigers routed the Houston Astros 10-0 in Monday’s series opener. Sweeney belted a three-run homer, added a triple, and scored twice, while Flaherty (7-12) delivered his longest outing of the year, striking out nine over seven innings of three-hit ball.

Detroit’s offense erupted with power throughout the night. Wenceel Perez opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a solo shot after battling through a 10-pitch at-bat, becoming the ninth Tiger this season to reach double-digit homers.



An inning later, Colt Keith doubled, Gleyber Torres walked, and Kerry Carpenter cleared the bases with a two-run triple. Riley Greene followed with his 29th homer of the season, stretching the lead to 5-0.


Sweeney set the tone in the sixth with a leadoff triple and came home on Keith’s sacrifice fly. The Tigers then piled on in the seventh against reliever Tayler Scott.


After singles from Spencer Torkelson and Dillon Dingler, Sweeney crushed a splitter for his three-run blast, before Keith capped the rally with a solo homer, his third hit of the night. Keith finished with two RBIs and two runs scored, while Carpenter and Greene combined for four RBIs.


Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti (1-4) was tagged for five runs and seven hits over five innings. Houston’s best scoring chance came in the opening frame, when they loaded the bases with two outs. But Victor Caratini’s flyout ended the threat, and the Astros managed only five hits overall. Detroit’s dominant win set the tone for the three-game set at Comerica Park.