Dallas Keuchel was on his way to winning the AL Cy Young in 2015 and on this night at Minute Maid Park, he was brilliant once again.
The Matchup:
Astros: 62-53 (1st Place AL West, 1.5 Games Up on Angels)
Tigers: 55-59 (3rd Place AL Central, 13 Games Back of Royals)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Dallas Keuchel (23 Starts, 13-6, 2.40 ERA)
Tigers: Alfredo Simon (21 Starts, 10-6, 4.74 ERA)
The win pushed the clubs record on the season to 63-53, their AL West lead moving to 2.5 games over the Angels.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Dallas Keuchel (14-6, 2.36 ERA) (7 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 8 SO, 1 BB)
Losing Pitcher: Alfredo Simon (10-7, 4.84 ERA) (5 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB)
The Offense:
Jose Altuve: 2-4, 1 RBI
Jed Lowrie: 1-4, 2 RBI
Chris Carter: 1-2, 1 RBI
Marwin Gonzalez: 1-3, 1 RBI