DETROIT (Interstat) — Isaac Paredes homered and drove in two runs, and Christian Walker belted a three-run home run in the 10th inning as the Houston Astros outlasted the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park.

The victory in front of 33,655 fans gave Houston a split of the four-game series after the Astros lost the opener 8-0 on Friday and dropped Saturday’s contest 8-6 before winning Thursday’s series opener 2-1. The Astros improved to 42-44, while the Tigers fell to 35-49.

Houston trailed 3-0 after five innings but rallied with two runs in the seventh, one in the eighth and four in the 10th. Detroit answered with two runs in the bottom of the 10th but could not complete the comeback.

Tigers starter Keider Montero kept the Astros off the scoreboard through the first six innings. Houston managed only a double from Jake Meyers in the third inning and a single from Paredes in the fourth. Montero struck out nine and walked three, but a fielding error by first baseman Colt Keith opened the door for Houston in the seventh.

With two outs in the top of the seventh, Meyers reached on a missed catch error by Keith, allowing Meyers to advance to second. Raynel Delgado then crushed his first home run of the season to right field, scoring Meyers and tying the game 3-3. The Astros took the lead in the eighth when Paredes launched his 11th home run of the year to left field off Tigers reliever Alex Faedo, making it 4-3.

Detroit had taken a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-run homer by Zach McKinstry, his third of the season. McKinstry’s shot to right-center field scored Kerry Carpenter, who had singled earlier in the frame. The Tigers added a run in the fifth when Riley Greene reached on a fielding error by second baseman Raynel Delgado, allowing Kevin McGonigle to score from second.

Houston starter Hunter Brown worked six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits while striking out four. Brown left with the game tied 3-3 after the Astros’ two-run seventh. Bryan Abreu pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up one hit but no runs. Enyel De Los Santos allowed one run on two hits in one inning of work. Steven Okert recorded one out without allowing a baserunner.

Josh Hader earned the win, improving to 2-0, after tossing a perfect 10th inning with two strikeouts. Detroit closer Kenley Jansen took the loss, falling to 1-4, after surrendering four runs in the top of the 10th.

The game stretched to extras after Detroit squandered a golden opportunity in the bottom of the ninth. Trailing 4-3, the Tigers loaded the bases with two outs on walks by Ben Malgeri, Kevin McGonigle and Jahmai Jones, but Riley Greene struck out swinging against De Los Santos to end the threat.

In the top of the 10th, Jansen walked Yordan Alvarez to start the inning. Paredes then singled, scoring Jeremy Peña, who had started the inning as the automatic runner on second. Walker followed with a no-doubt home run to left field, his 19th of the season, clearing the bases and extending Houston’s lead to 7-3.

Detroit refused to quit in the bottom of the 10th. With Riley Greene as the automatic runner on second, Dillon Dingler struck out for the first out. Spencer Torkelson then crushed a two-run homer to right-center field, his 13th of the season, cutting the deficit to 7-5. McKinstry singled, but Hao-Yu Lee grounded out and Ben Malgeri walked before Matt Vierling lined out to right fielder Cam Smith to end the game.

Paredes finished 3 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs. Walker drove in four runs with his three-run blast and a walk. Meyers had one hit, a double. Delgado had a two-run homer and scored twice. Jeremy Peña struck out four times but scored a run in the 10th. Houston mustered only seven hits total, while Detroit collected nine.

McKinstry and Torkelson each homered for the Tigers. McKinstry drove in two runs and scored once. Keith doubled and scored once. Carpenter had two singles and scored a run. Detroit left 11 runners on base and went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position.

The game lasted 3 hours, 32 minutes and went 10 innings.

Houston returns home to open a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins on Monday. Detroit travels to New York for a three-game set against the Yankees beginning Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Houston 6, Detroit 4. Interstat’s ELO system had given Detroit a 50.10 percent probability to win. Houston was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The combined total of 12 runs went under the over/under line of 7.5.