HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Houston Astros defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Daikin Park before 31,244 fans in 2 hours, 41 minutes.

Houston scored one run in the fifth inning, then erupted for three in the eighth to erase a 2-1 deficit. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the second on Hao-Yu Lee’s RBI single and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Hunter Brown earned top-star honors, allowing one earned run on three hits while striking out seven over 5 2/3 innings. Framber Valdez tossed six scoreless innings for Detroit, yielding six hits with six strikeouts. Bryan King (2-1) got the win, and Josh Hader recorded his third save with a scoreless ninth.

Raynel Delgado drove in two runs with a two-out single in the eighth. Lee had two hits and an RBI for Detroit. Keider Montero (3-5) took the loss, allowing one earned run in 1 1/3 innings.

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