MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1960 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (38-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Detroit Tigers (56-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Connolly Leads Houston Past Detroit
Houston Astros starter Greg Connolly pitched well against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Tigers Park, leading his team to a win, 1-0. Bob Ramsey earned his 16th save in 19 chances. Houston is now 38-54, while Detroit is 56-37.

Connolly, the winning pitcher, raised his record to 9-6. In 8 innings of work, Connolly gave up no runs on 2 hits, while racking up 8 Ks. He kept the Tigers punchless, offensively.

Connolly called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valentín 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .221 4 10
S. Sweet 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .244 0 5
C. Spears CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261 7 36
E. Simmons LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .216 11 25
T. Holman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 11 33
S. Piscotty RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .242 2 9
B. Jones C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 2 3
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 2 16
S. Castro DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 6 27
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Sweet (4, 4th Inning off L. Muñóz, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Piscotty (10, 9th Inning off D. Weaver, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Piscotty (2, 7th Inning off L. Muñóz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Valentín , S. Sweet 2 , S. Piscotty 6 , E. van Zandvliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Simmons , B. Jones
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 11 40
   a-A. Martínez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 2 3
D. Bradley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 8 39
R. González RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .326 19 54
T. Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 13 51
J. Navarro 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236 9 40
L. Aquino DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292 3 28
J. Sala CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .204 9 27
L. Guillorme SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 0 22
D. Fisher C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .225 9 35
Totals 30 0 3 0 2 8 6      
a - A. Martínez pinch hit for D. Jackson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. González (27, 3rd Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. González (2, 1st Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. González 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Johnson , L. Aquino
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (González(Sweet at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Connolly W (9-6) 8.0 2 0 0 2 8 0 28 100 3.14   
B. Ramsey SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 84
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 28, B. Ramsey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 8-8, B. Ramsey 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 100-64, B. Ramsey 13-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Muñóz L (9-5) 6.2 3 1 1 3 8 1 25 104 2.01   
C. Rice 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2.76   
C. Nance 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 2.32   
D. Weaver 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 18 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Muñóz 69
Batters Faced: L. Muñóz 25, C. Rice 2, C. Nance 3, D. Weaver 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Muñóz 6-5, C. Rice 0-1, C. Nance 1-2, D. Weaver 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Muñóz 104-64, C. Rice 6-6, C. Nance 13-9, D. Weaver 18-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Connolly
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 41454
Wednesday, July 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68