MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/25/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2545 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (85-48) 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 10 15 0
Houston Astros (69-64) 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 10 2
Tigers Win, 10-5, Versus Houston
Alejandro Kirk batted in 3 runs to lead Detroit to a win over Houston. The final score was 10-5. Kirk chipped in 2 singles and 1 home run. The win was credited to Jonathan Loáisiga in relief. His record improves to 5-0. Avery Weems took the loss. Julian Merryweather got the save, his 11th in 13 chances.

In the top of the sixth, the Tigers grabbed the lead when Kirk hit his 10th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Hunter Harvey made it 5-3, Detroit.

"I like our mindset right now," said Detroit manager Chris C.

With the win, Detroit has a record of 85-48. Houston falls to 69-64.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena DH 5 1 2 0 1 2 1 .258 24 63
L. Taveras CF 6 1 2 2 0 2 3 .247 19 73
D. Waters RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .277 20 68
C. Correa 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .233 16 67
M. McLain 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .253 15 60
B. Marsh LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .216 8 39
M. Vargas 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .271 5 9
A. Kirk C 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .287 10 46
O. Arcia SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .276 4 19
Totals 43 10 15 9 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Arozarena 2 (29, 5th Inning off M. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Weems, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Arcia (8, 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Waters (4, 3rd Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Marsh (3, 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. McLain (15, 2nd Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Taveras (19, 3rd Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Kirk (10, 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Vargas (5, 8th Inning off A. Weems, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Arozarena 4 , L. Taveras 5 , D. Waters 4 , C. Correa , M. McLain 4 , B. Marsh 4 , M. Vargas 4 , A. Kirk 6 , O. Arcia 2
2-out RBI: , L. Taveras 2 , C. Correa , A. Kirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Arozarena , L. Taveras , D. Waters , C. Correa , B. Marsh , A. Kirk
Sac Fly: O. Arcia
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Vargas (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .279 6 42
L. Nootbaar RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230 18 50
T. Hernández DH 5 1 1 1 0 4 2 .287 38 95
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .244 25 80
C. Walker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 29 66
Y. Diaz C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .249 19 56
H. Kim 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .242 8 56
J. Ortiz SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .236 12 48
A. Thomas CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .264 7 47
Totals 37 5 10 5 2 12 17      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (18, 2nd Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hernández (38, 5th Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ortiz (12, 6th Inning off K. Yates, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hernández 4 , Y. Alvarez 3 , Y. Diaz 2 , H. Kim , J. Ortiz 5 , A. Thomas 2
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , J. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , A. Thomas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kwan (26)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Kwan (2) , J. Ortiz (9)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Castillo 5.0 6 3 3 2 7 1 98 3.58   
K. Yates BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 24 5.45   
J. Loáisiga W (5-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 4.04   
J. Merryweather SV (11) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Castillo 48
Batters Faced: L. Castillo 23, K. Yates 5, J. Loáisiga 6, J. Merryweather 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Castillo 3-5, K. Yates 1-1, J. Loáisiga 1-1, J. Merryweather 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Castillo 98-60, K. Yates 24-18, J. Loáisiga 25-17, J. Merryweather 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Merryweather 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. deGrom 3.0 4 3 3 1 4 2 62 3.88   
A. Kittredge 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.35   
M. Rodriguez 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.05   
H. Harvey 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 28 2.64   
G. Speier 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 1.96   
A. Weems L (2-4) 1.1 5 5 2 0 2 1 37 4.99   
J. Duran 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 40
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 14, A. Kittredge 1, M. Rodriguez 4, H. Harvey 9, G. Speier 5, A. Weems 11, J. Duran 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 2-3, A. Kittredge 0-1, M. Rodriguez 0-2, H. Harvey 3-1, G. Speier 1-1, A. Weems 2-0, J. Duran 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 62-36, A. Kittredge 2-2, M. Rodriguez 18-10, H. Harvey 28-20, G. Speier 23-13, A. Weems 37-25, J. Duran 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Harvey 1-0 , J. Duran 2-1
WP: G. Speier , A. Weems
Balk: A. Weems
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Kirk
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 41969
Special Notes: SP Jacob deGrom was injured while pitching. RP Andrew Kittredge was injured while pitching.
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