Good outing buoys McHugh

Season’s second start is no-decision as Astros’ bats fade.

Houston’s Collin McHugh dominated the Tigers, allowing one run on four hits in six innings in his second start of the season. But the Astros didn’t score after the fourth inning Saturday night and blew a 3-0 lead on the way to a 5-3 loss.

Jose Iglesias’ second RBI double of the game tied it at 3 in the seventh. Ian Kinsler then flared a single to center to give Detroit the lead, and Victor Martinez made it 5-3 with an RBI single in the eighth.

Francis Martes (3-1) took the loss after relieving McHugh to start the seventh. He exited after Iglesias’ double and was charged with three runs on two hits.

“I did some things better than I did in my first start,” said McHugh, who missed the first part of the season with an elbow injury and gave up four runs in 42/3 innings in a no-decision in his first start. “That’s a tough lineup, so it was nice to have all of my pitches working.”

Jose Altuve went 0 for 4, snapping his 19-game hitting streak.

“We really didn’t do a lot after the fourth,” Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. “He’s got good stuff and he was able to make some adjustments early in the game.”

Hinch spoke of Matt Boyd (5-5), who allowed three runs on eight hits in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.

Evan Gattis gave the Astros a 2-0 lead with a long homer to left in the first inning. Derek Fisher drove home Houston’s third run with a triple in the fourth, but Boyd struck out the next two batters.

Second baseman Kinsler followed his go-ahead single with a spectacular defensive play, racing down the right-field line and leaning into the stands to catch Josh Reddick’s pop fly.