Astros overtake Tigers with four-run eighth

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Jeremy Pena knocked in the go-ahead run during a four-run, eighth-inning rally as the visiting Houston Astros downed the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Friday.

Kyle Tucker homered and scored two runs for Houston, while Pena and Yordan Alvarez each had two hits and an RBI. The Astros have won two straight after a four-game losing streak.

Astros starter Framber Valdez (2-1) gave up t