Adrian Houser pitches Giants past Tigers as Rafael Devers homers

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Adrian Houser pitched five strong innings and Rafael Devers homered to lead the Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Tigers on Friday at Oracle Park.

Houser allowed one earned run and six hits with four strikeouts to improve to 3-7. Dylan Smith earned his second save with a scoreless inning. Keider Montero took the loss, allowing five runs and five hits over six innings while striking out five.

San Francisco scored two runs in the first on Devers’ two-run homer and two more in the second on Jung Hoo Lee’s two-run single. Willy Adames added a solo homer in the fifth. Detroit got runs in the first and second on a forceout by Dillon Dingler and a single by Zach McKinstry. The Tigers managed only two runs despite collecting 11 hits.

The Giants had five hits. Attendance was 34,104 and the game lasted 2:24. Detroit fell to 56-60, while San Francisco improved to 49-67.