Detroit Tigers reliever Will Vest watched in admiration as Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal and Astros righty Hunter Brown clashed in a battle of the aces.

The Detroit Tigers showed their essence with a bases-loaded walk on Tuesday, Aug. 19, and in so many other moments in a 1-0 win over the Astros.

The Tigers hammered Houston for six runs in the first inning to set up a 7-2 victory and a series sweep of the AL West leaders.

Anticipating a must-see pitching duel yesterday between Hunter Brown for the Astros and Tarik Skubal for the Tigers, surprisingly, both teams were unable to put up a run through 9 scoreless innings.

The Houston Astros lost closer Josh Hader about a week ago to shoulder soreness, and the timeline for his return during the ...