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Jarrod Saltalamacchia is proving to be a valuable offseason pickup for the Detroit Tigers. Saltalamacchia hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Tigers rallied for a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Detroit trailed 3-0 after George Springer and Tyler White both homered off Justin Verlander (1-1) in the first inning. Continue to Article

April 16, 2016 11:47:pm EST

Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Detroit trailed 3-0 after George Springer and Tyler White both homered off Justin Verlander (1-1) in the first inning. Detroit scored a run in the second and cut the lead to 1 in the fifth when White was charged with an error after a throw busted through the webbing of his glove, allowing another run to score. Continue to Article

April 16, 2016 10:47:pm EST

A stellar performance from their ace allowed the Houston Astros to win even while their lineup continued to scuffle. Justin Verlander will try to help the Detroit Tigers respond with another successful outing against the Astros on Saturday night, but he'll have to shake off a miserable performance from his latest start. Dallas Keuchel preserved the Astros' slim lead through eight innings in a 1-0 victory in Friday's series opener, ending their three-game slide. Continue to Article

April 16, 2016 1:48:am EST

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi opted to give the woeful Alex Rodriguez a day off. Rodriguez's expected return to the lineup will be against one of baseball's best pitchers. The slugger has not fared too poorly in the past against Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez, who starts Saturday at Yankee Stadium in the middle game of this series. Continue to Article

April 16, 2016 12:24:am EST