HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Houston Astros scored three runs in the eighth inning to erase a one-run deficit and beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park, snapping a two-game losing streak and avenging Monday’s 9-3 loss.

Attendance was 31,244 and the game lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes.

The Astros improved to 34-41, while the Tigers fell to 30-43.

Framber Valdez started for Detroit and turned in six shutout innings, scattering six hits and striking out six without walking a batter. He left with the Tigers leading 2-0, but the Astros scratched across a run in the fifth against a reliever and then broke through against the Detroit bullpen in the eighth.

Hunter Brown started for Houston and allowed three hits and one earned run over 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven. He left with the Astros trailing 2-1 but did not factor in the decision.

The Tigers struck first in the second inning. Spencer Torkelson drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a groundout by Wenceel Pérez and to third on a groundout by Zach McKinstry. Hao-Yu Lee then singled to left field, the ball deflected by shortstop Jeremy Peña, scoring Torkelson for a 1-0 lead. Lee was caught stealing second to end the inning.

Detroit extended the lead in the eighth. Lee led off with a double to left field, advanced to third on a groundout by Matt Vierling and scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Dillon Dingler, making it 2-0.

Houston got one run back in the bottom of the fifth. Raynel Delgado led off with a single. After a pair of groundouts moved Delgado to third, Christian Walker walked and Isaac Paredes walked to force in Delgado, cutting the lead to 2-1. Jose Altuve was then called out on strikes on a challenged pitch that upheld the call to end the inning.

The decisive eighth inning began with Keider Montero on the mound for Detroit. Altuve struck out to start the frame. Yainer Diaz singled to right field. Cam Smith then reached on a fielder’s choice, and Diaz advanced to second on a fielding error by third baseman Kevin McGonigle. Joey Loperfido walked to load the bases. Delgado then singled to center field, driving in Diaz and Smith to give Houston a 3-2 lead. Jeremy Peña grounded into a force out that brought home Loperfido for a 4-2 advantage. Yordan Alvarez grounded out to end the inning.

Montero took the loss, allowing two hits and one earned run in 1 1/3 innings, falling to 3-5.

Bryan King pitched a scoreless seventh inning for Houston, striking out one and allowing one hit, to earn his second win against one loss.

Josh Hader closed the ninth for the Astros, giving up one hit — a single by Riley Greene — but striking out Jake Rogers to end the game. Hader recorded his third save of the season.

Detroit had five hits in the game, led by Lee, who went 2-for-3 with a double and a run batted in. Greene and Kevin McGonigle each had one hit.

Houston had nine hits, with Delgado going 2-for-4 and driving in two runs. Jeremy Peña had two hits, including a double.

Valdez’s strong outing was wasted when the bullpen could not hold the lead. He allowed just one runner past second base until the fourth inning, when Peña doubled and Yordan Alvarez singled, but Valdez struck out Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes and got Altuve to ground out to escape.

Brown matched Valdez early, striking out the side in the third around a two-out single by Greene that was erased on a throw to the plate. In the third, Brown retired the side in order after issuing a leadoff walk in the second that led to the Tigers’ first run.

The Astros had a chance in the third against Valdez but left two runners in scoring position. In the sixth, they put a runner on second with one out — Cam Smith singled and moved to second on a groundout — but Delgado grounded out to end the threat.

Detroit had also threatened in the sixth when Kerry Carpenter walked with two outs, but Greene popped out to end the inning.

The Tigers went quietly in the ninth against Hader, who retired Spencer Torkelson and Wenceel Pérez on popouts before striking out Rogers.

The game turned on Delgado’s two-run single in the eighth, the biggest hit of the night.

Houston’s bullpen trio of Bryan King, Enyel De Los Santos and Josh Hader combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. De Los Santos worked a perfect seventh inning with one strikeout.

For Detroit, Will Vest allowed one hit in a third of an inning, and Drew Sommers faced one batter and retired him.

The loss was Detroit’s second in a row after winning the series opener Monday. The Tigers had won three of their previous four games.

Houston snapped a two-game skid and improved to 4-6 in its last 10 games.

The Astros now have a 34-41 record, 7 1/2 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers in the American League West.

Detroit fell to 30-43, 14 games behind the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.

The two teams will meet again Wednesday for the rubber match of the three-game series, with the Tigers scheduled to send right-hander to the mound against Astros right-hander.

Detroit then returns home for a six-game homestand against the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees, while Houston hosts the Cleveland Guardians for a weekend series before traveling to Toronto and then to Detroit for the next meeting with the Tigers.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 5-4 Tigers victory. Interstat’s ELO system gave Houston a 55.30 percent probability to win. Houston was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The combined total of six runs went over the over-under line of 7.5.