BETTING THE GAMES
Week 9 standings for the Gow Media show host gambling challenge
SportsMap Staff
Oct 30, 2018, 8:35 pm
HOST Rec./This Wk. NCAA NFL
AJ Hoffman 12-4-1 (1-1) ND/Navy O53.5 (W) SF PK (L)
Jerry Bo 10-5-2 (0-2) Texas A&M +1.5 (L) SF PK (L)
Charlie Pallilo 10-7 (1-1) Texas -3 (L) PHI -3 (W)
Josh Jordan 9-6-2 (1-1) Florida State +17 (L) SEA +3 (W)
Joel Blank 9-7-1 (0-2) Texas A&M +1.5 (L) GB O56.5 (L)
Jermaine Every 9-7-1 (1-1) Tech/ISU O56 (W) NO/MIN O52 (L)
John Granato 9-7-1 (2-0) UAB -15.5 (W) NE -13.5 (W)
Tyler Scott 9-8 (1-1) Texas A&M +2 (L) NO +1 (W)
Fred Faour 8-8-1 (1-1) ND/Navy O53.5 (W) NO/MIN O52 (L)
Raheel Ramzanali 8-9 (1-1) Texas/OSU U59.5 (L) NE -14 (W)
Barry Laminack 7-9-1 (1-1) Texas A&M +1 (L) PIT -8 (W)
Patrick Creighton 7-10 (2-0) Kentucky +7 (W) NE -14 (W)
Nick Sharara 7-10 (1-1) Miami -3.5 (L) PHI -3 (W)
Jong Lee 6-11 (0-2) Mizz/Kent. O56.5 (L) KC -10 (L)
Lance Zierlein 5-10-2 (0-2) Colo. -24.5 (L) DET O49.5 (L)
Javy Báez capped a five-run third inning with his ninth career grand slam, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a series sweep by beating the Houston Astros 7-4 on Wednesday.
JAVIER BÁEZ GRAND SLAM!!! pic.twitter.com/O4WZ7W1bSm
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 30, 2025
Baez’s two-out homer off AJ Blubaugh (0-1), a 24-year-old right-hander making his major league debut, put the Tigers ahead 7-1. All five runs were unearned due to shortstop Jeremy Peña throwing error on Kerry Carpenter's grounder.
Riley Greene tied his career high with four hits.
Brenan Hanifee (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Jackson Jobe, who allowed three runs, four hits and four walks in three innings. Detroit has won five of seven and nine of 13.
Blubaugh (0-1) struck out two in a 1-2-3 first and gave up seven runs — two earned — and five hits in four innings with six strikeouts and a walk.
Blubaugh was optioned back to Sugar Land after the game.
AJ Blubaugh said he was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land after today’s start.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 30, 2025
Peña hit the first career leadoff home run, the first of his three hits, but Colt Keith hit a two-run homer in the second to put Detroit ahead for good.
First pitch. First swing. See ya. pic.twitter.com/6wIBx541an
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 30, 2025
Jose Altuve hit a two-run double in the fifth and Victor Caratini homered in the seventh against Tyler Holton.
Altuve with a 2-RBI double! pic.twitter.com/XR1zW2Zf5i
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 30, 2025
Holton struck out Yainer Diaz to strand two runners in the seventh and Tommy Kahnle struck out Christian Walker to leave two runners on in the eighth.
Houston went 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 12 runners.
Báez drove a high sweeper over the left-field scoreboard.
Houston allowed five unearned runs in the third inning after giving up three in its first 29 games.
Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (1-3 4.00 ERA) opens a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Tigers: RHP Casey Mize (4-1 2.12 ERA) opens a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels and LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-4, 4.31) on Thursday night.