With a tantalizing pitching matchup of young aces like Hunter Brown of the Astros and Tarik Skubal of the Tigers, it’s not surprising runs were hard to come by Tuesday night. For Houston, it’s becoming all too commonplace.

Hunter Brown pitched six shutout innings against the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros' bullpen delivered three scoreless innings. Consid

To put Brown's recent stretch into perspective, the current AL Cy Young frontrunner, Tarik Skubal, has posted a 3.56 ERA over the same stretch, while the consensus second-place runner at the moment, Garrett Crochet, has an ERA sitting at 3.91.

Preview the Aug. 19 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

For the first time since the 1985 season, the Astros have been shut out in three consecutive games after losing in 10 innings Tuesday.

Gleyber Torres drew a 10th-inning walk to send home Wenceel Pérez and give the Detroit Tigers a 1-0 win over Houston, the Astros third consecutive shutout loss.

Brown's four-seam fastball has the second-highest mark in baseball. It is, by most public metrics, one of the best pitches in the game.

Hunter Brown pitched into the seventh inning and the Josh Hader-less bullpen held it down to make it three straight series wins for the Astros.