Houston's star pitcher shined during his Motown homecoming, as returning home inspires memories of former Detroit hurlers.

With a tantalizing pitching matchup of young aces like Hunter Brown of the Astros and Tarik Skubal of the Tigers, it’s not surprising runs were hard to come by Tuesday night. For Houston, it’s becoming all too commonplace.

Brown's four-seam fastball has the second-highest mark in baseball. It is, by most public metrics, one of the best pitches in the game.

Hunter Brown pitched into the seventh inning and the Josh Hader-less bullpen held it down to make it three straight series wins for the Astros.

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Hunter Brown permitió apenas una carrera en seis innings y dos tercios para llegar a 10 triunfos, los dominicanos Jeremy Peña y Yainer Díaz conectaron sendos