The old saying goes, “You can’t win them all.” The Detroit Tigers learned that lesson the hard way on Monday night with an 8-5 loss at the Houston Astros to open up their 10-game road swing.
The defense surrendered a whopping four unearned runs, which ultimately represented the difference in that game, but at least Kerry Carpenter and Riley Greene went deep. Nonetheless, it was just one out of 162 regular-season games and the team should be able to quickly turn the page from the disappointing defeat.
The second game of the series will be played on Tuesday night, with Reese Olson taking the bump against newly-minted rookie Ryan Gusto. Take a look at how they match up below.
Detroit Tigers (18-11) vs. Houston Astros (15-13)
Time (ET): 8:10 p.m.
Place: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas
SB Nation Site: The Crawfish Boxes
Media: FanDuel Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Olson 27.1 21.9 9.6 3.14 0.6 Gusto 22.2 25.6 4.4 2.71 0.6
Game 30: RHP Reese Olson (3-1, 3.29 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Gusto (3-1, 2.78 ERA)
OLSON
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GUSTO
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Reese Olson looks to keep his scoreless streak going
Olson has put up goose eggs in his last two starts, stretching across 12 1⁄3 innings and resulting in a pair of wins for the Olde English D. His most recent outing against the San Diego Padres was easily one of the best of his still-young career, throwing 7 1⁄3 frames allowing two hits and a walk while striking out seven.
Ryan Gusto continues in starting role
After beginning his rookie campaign out of the bullpen, Gusto has started in his last three appearances and appears to be steadily acclimating to the new role. As a reliever, he was lights out in his four appearances, allowing just one run on five hits — including a solo home run — and two walks over eight innings while striking out nine.
The 26-year-old’s numbers as a starter are far less gaudy, but those stats were skewed by his shaky MLB debut as a starter. Still, a 3.68 ERA and 2.45 FIP over 14 2⁄3 innings with 14 strikeouts and just a home run allowed is not too shabby.
His most recent appearance against the Toronto Blue Jays was his best so far, throwing 5 2⁄3 innings of one-run ball on three hits and a walk while striking out six.
