Finnegan has emerged as a reliable closing option for Detroit, allowing no runs over seven appearances while collecting four saves. His 0.00 ERA, 0.39 WHIP, and .083 batting average against since joining the Tigers rank among the best in baseball.

The Tigers and Astros have met in two wildly different games, despite the same coming out on top. After thumping the Astros 10-0 on Monday night, Detroit and Houston went into extras deadlocked at zero. However, several good at-bats by the Tigers in the 10th inning led to them scoring the game-winning run on a Gleyber Torres.

The Tigers won a pitching duel between Tarik Skubal and Hunter Brown on a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning on Tuesday.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/astros as Astros’ Ugly Sweep by Tigers Shows Nothing but Bad Signs.

DETROIT -- Dillon Dingler’s triple in a six-run first inning helped the Detroit Tigers finish off a sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-2 win on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers (76-53) took three from the Astros (69-58) by a combined score of 18-2 and have won seven of their last eight.

Leading up to the game, the Tigers made an announcement on relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan that reads like a promising sign heading into Monday night's game and the rest of the 2025 MLB season. The Astros lead the season series against Detroit 2-1 so far this season after falling to Detroit in the Wild Card round of the 2024 MLB Playoffs.

The Detroit Tigers were able to wrap up a sweep of the Houston Astros in a very impressive statement made by the team.  Coming into the series, this was a match

Dubon's homer snapped a streak of 31 straight scoreless innings by Astros hitters and a streak of 23 straight scoreless innings by Tigers pitching. And it was the only smudge against the Tigers' pitching staff.

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Gleyber Torres drew a 10th-inning walk to send home Wenceel Pérez and give the Detroit Tigers a 1-0 win over Houston, the Astros third consecutive shutout loss.