DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal capped a brilliant outing with his 200th strikeout of the season, and Gleyber Torres drew a walk-off walk for the 500th RBI of his career as the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 1-0 in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

The Tigers (75-53) have taken the first two from the Astros (69-57) and will go for the sweep on Wednesday.

Skubal threw seven shutout innings in a much-anticipated duel with Detroit native Hunter Brown. The game drew a raucous crowd of 30,770 and carried a playoff-like atmosphere, fitting for two teams who met last October and could see each other again in two months.

Skubal was excellent, but he also got help from his defense.

Wenceel Pérez stole a home run from Christian Walker with a leaping catch in center in the second in

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