My Look at the Tigers vs Astros Game Stats
Alright, so I wanted to check out the stats from that Detroit Tigers versus Houston Astros game the other day. Didn’t catch the whole thing live, you know how it goes, life gets busy. But I heard some chatter about it and needed to see the numbers for myself. Especially curious about how a couple of players did.
First thing I did was just open up my browser. Usually, I hit up one of the big sports network sites, the ones everyone knows. Fired one of those up, typed in “MLB scores” or something simple like that. Found the scoreboard section pretty easily, they usually make that front and center.
Then I had to find the actual game. Scrolled through the list of games for that day. Took a second, you know, scrolling past all the other matchups. Finally spotted the Tigers @ Astros (or maybe it was Astros @ Tigers, depends who was home, right?). Clicked on that one.
That brought me to the game page. You usually get the final score right at the top, big and bold. Okay, saw who won, saw the score. Then I looked for the box score. That’s usually my next click, sometimes it’s right there, sometimes you gotta click a “Box Score” or “Gamecast” tab.
Looking at the Box Score
Found the box score. This is where you get the main breakdown. You see the runs per inning, hits, errors, all that basic stuff. I scanned that first, just to get the flow of the game. Like, oh, they scored a bunch in the 5th inning, or wow, not many hits for that team.
Then I started looking at the individual player lines. Started with the Tigers hitters:
- Checked who got hits. Anyone have a multi-hit game?
- Looked for RBIs. Who drove in the runs?
- Saw if anyone hit a home run. Always like seeing the long ball.
- Checked strikeouts too. Sometimes tells a story if a guy struck out a lot.
Did the same thing for the Astros hitters. Compared their big guys, see who showed up and who didn’t. You know, checking guys like Altuve or maybe Greene for the Tigers. See how they matched up performance-wise in this specific game.
Pitching Stats Matter Too
After checking the batters, I scrolled down (or sometimes it’s a separate tab) to the pitching stats. This is crucial.
- Looked at the starting pitchers first. How many innings did they go? How many runs did they give up? Earned runs are the key number there.
- Checked their strikeouts and walks. A good strikeout-to-walk ratio is always nice to see.
- Then I looked at the relief pitchers. Who came in? Did the bullpen hold the line or did they blow it up? Sometimes the game turns right there.
- Noted who got the Win, the Loss, and the Save if there was one. Basic stuff but completes the picture.
Spent a good few minutes just clicking around, looking at each player’s line for the game. Didn’t need anything super deep, no advanced analytics this time, just the good old-fashioned box score stats. Wanted to see who played well, who had a rough day. It basically confirmed some of the stuff I heard, and gave me a clearer picture than just knowing the final score. Pretty straightforward process, just took a few clicks to get the info I was after.
