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- Updated: July 31, 2016
DETROIT — In a tight game in which every defensive play mattered, the Astros made a pair of costly errors and then couldn’t convert an out in the ninth inning that would have sent the game to extra innings, instead letting the Tigers steal a 3-2 win Saturday night at Comerica Park.
It was that kind of night for the Astros, who scored twice in the ninth against Justin Verlander to take a 2-1 lead but then watched things unravel in the bottom of the inning. The Tigers scored the winning run when closer Will Harris was beaten to first base by Jose Iglesias, allowing Tyler Collins to score from third.
Collins was on third because of an errant throw from left field by rookie Alex Bregman — an infielder making his first appearance in a big league game in the outfield — earlier in the inning. The throw home came following a single by James McCann.
“It was off the …
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