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

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The Tigers ace is on track to win the AL Cy Young Award for the second year in a row, as he's once again been one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. His outing against the Astros further cemented his ace status and brought him into rare air with one other pitcher in MLB history to have such a strong first 25 starts of a season.

Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell left Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers on a cart after crashing into the center field fence in the first inning. The Tigers led 4-0 with no

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