Homers punctuate Astros’ rout, Cole’s 10th win

There was a sacrifice fly and bloop double in the first inning that got the Astros going against the Tigers. All-Stars Alex Bregman and George Springer got in the act in the second inning with RBI hits, and another bloop hit in the third pushed the lead to five runs. It wasn’t until the fifth inning when the Astros really flexed their muscles, with Josh Reddick and Evan Gattis swatting back-to-back homers to help send Houston to a 9-1 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Minute Maid Park.