DETROIT (AP) — Isaac Paredes hit a two-run double in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros spoiled their former manager's opportunity at a milestone victory by rallying for an 8-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch entered the game with 999 victories, including 481 with Houston between 2015 and 2019, but his bullpen couldn't get him to 1,000.
The Astros trailed 6-5 going into the eighth, but Jeremy Peña's RBI single off Will Vest tied the game, with center fielder James Outman's error putting runners on second and third with two outs. Paredes, who started his career with the Tigers, followed with a two-run double to right, giving Houston an 8-6 lead.
Bryan King pitched a perfect eighth and Josh Hader retired the Tigers in order in the ninth for his seventh save.
Houston took a 2-0 lead on Cam Smith's homer in the second inning and added another run in the third when Jose Altuve hit into a run-scoring double play.
Detroit, though, loaded the bases with one out in the third on a walk, Altuve's fielding error and a hit batter. Kai-Wei Teng then hung a 1-2 curveball to Kerry Carpenter, who launched it over the right-field fence for his third career grand slam.
Peña's RBI single made it 4-4 in the fourth, but Spencer Torkelson's two-out double gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the inning and ended Teng's afternoon.
Hao-Yu Lee's home run off Steven Okert put the Tigers up 6-4 in the fifth, but Christian Walker's RBI single made it 6-5 in the seventh.
The teams play for the seventh time in 14 days to finish their four-game weekend series.
Houston RHP Hunter Brown (1-0, 1.40) will start in his hometown, about two miles from the campus of Wayne State University, where he played Division II baseball. RHP Jack Flaherty (1-8, 5.34) is expected to be activated off the injured list to start for Detroit.
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Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter, right, celebrates at home plate with teammates Kevin McGonigle (7) Spencer Torkelson (second from left) and Colt Keith, after hitting a grand slam home run against the Houston Astros in the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam home run against the Houston Astros in the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Houston Astros' Christian Walker (8) greets Cam Smith (11) at home plate after Smith hit a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
The St. Louis Blues acquired Brandon Carlo from the Toronto Maple Leafs during the NHL draft on Saturday, those teams' latest steps to remake their rosters during an offseason of upheaval.
St. Louis sent the Nos. 73 and 76 picks to Toronto for the 29-year-old defenseman.
Carlo lasted just 88 games with the Leafs after they sent a first-round pick, a fourth-rounder and highly regarded forward prospect Fraser Minten to Boston for him at the deadline in March 2025. That was with the previous regime in charge, and general manager Brad Treliving was fired two months ago and replaced weeks later by John Chayka, and they only got to keep the pick this year because they won the lottery for the No. 1 overall pick.
This is the third trade of the week for the Blues, who are also in transition as GM-in-waiting Alexander Steen is set to take over for seasoned executive Doug Armstrong next week. Armstrong in his final days at the helm has been plenty busy.
On Tuesday, he traded Jordan Kyrou to Washington for fellow forward Connor McMichael, prospect Milton Gastrin and the No. 16 pick, accumulating a league-high four in the first round. On Friday night, he sent two of them to Anaheim for 23-year-old Mason McTavish, who is signed through 2031.
Carlo provides some dependable veteran stability on the right side on defense, especially if the Blues decide to trade Colton Parayko or Justin Faulk as part of their summer overhaul. He is going into the final year of his contract at a salary cap hit of just under $3.5 million.
“We’re excited (Carlo has) got his size and length, his ability to kill plays, his experience,” Armstrong told reporters in Centene, Missouri. “Getting stronger up front and having strong goaltending, we think we’re going to be more competitive than we were last year.”
Toronto used the third-round picks on Canadian winger Zach Olsen and Swedish defenseman Mans Gudmundsson.
The reigning Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes jumped the queue to talk to John Carlson before the 36-year-old defenseman can become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday. They sent the 192nd pick and the rights to pending restricted free agent forward Kyle Masters to Anaheim to get an exclusive negotiating window with Carlson.
Traded to the Ducks by the Capitals less than 13 hours before the deadline in March, Carlson is believed to want to get back on the East Coast for family reasons. He spent his first 16-plus NHL seasons with Washington and helped the team win the Cup in 2018.
New Nashville president of hockey operations and GM Chris MacFarland spent his first few weeks on the job largely adding players he was familiar with from his time in Colorado. On Saturday, he added fresh blood from the East by acquiring big, Swedish winger Adam Edstrom in a trade with the New York Rangers.
The Predators sent the 148th pick in the draft (a fifth-rounder) and the rights to minor leaguer Massimo Rizzo to New York. The Rangers, who also traded Brett Berard to Montreal on Friday, are not expected to tender Rizzo a qualifying offer and would make him an unrestricted free agent.
The Avalanche traded Ivan Ivan to the Bruins for Fabian Lysell in a swap of young forwards.
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FILE - St. Louis Blues right wing Jordan Kyrou (25) shoots during an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong,File)
FILE - New Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager John Chayka speaks during a scrum following a news conference in Toronto, May 4, 2026. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
FILE - Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Brandon Carlo looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, March 30, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File)
