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DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros matched two-run ninth-inning comebacks Saturday night. Luckily for the Tigers, they had the last one.Jose Iglesias capped a two-out rally with an infield single to score Tyler Collins, and the Tigers won their fifth straight game with a 3-2 victory over the Astros.Detroit is now a half-game ahead of Houston as both teams chase Boston for the second AL wild-card spot.This is when you have to start to make your move, said James McCann, who drove in the tying run before Iglesias won it. When August and September roll around, you have to be ready to make a run at the playoffs.With the Astros up 2-1, Houston closer Will Harris (1-2) retired the first two batters in the ninth but then walked Justin Upton. Collins singled and McCann drove him in with another single.Iglesias then hit a grounder between first and second base. First baseman Jason Castro ranged to his right to field it, but Iglesias beat Harris to the bag while Collins scored.I should have found the bag and then caught the ball, but I tried to catch the ball and then find the bag, Harris said. Its just a bonehead play by me. Theres no other way to put it.Detroit led 1-0 going into the ninth, but Houston rallied to take the lead in the top of the inning.George Springer led off the ninth with a single -- just the third hit allowed by starter Justin Verlander -- and took second on Jose Altuves one-out infield single.Carlos Correa then looped a base hit into shallow center, scoring Springer and moving Altuve to third. Colby Rasmus hit a soft grounder into the hole, and while shortstop Iglesias was able to get the force at second, Altuve easily scored from third.That was tough, because I thought we were going to lose, and I was going to be shouldering the blame, Verlander said. I felt like I made some really good pitches, but they put them in play and got hits out of them.Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he never seriously considered taking out his ace, who had thrown 96 pitches through eight innings.There wasnt any discussion, Ausmus said. He knew that was his kind of inning. I might have taken him out at the end if they had gone ahead on a hard hit, but it was a groundball.Verlander (11-6) got his first complete game of the season. He struck out 11 while allowing two runs and five hits.Houston starter Mike Fiers gave up one run, four hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings.The Tigers threatened in the second, putting runners on first and second with no one out, but Altuve fielded Uptons grounder, stepped on second and threw to third in time to retire Victor Martinez. That saved a run when Collins followed with a single, and Fiers got out of the inning.In the meantime, Verlander allowed two hits in the first inning but didnt allow another baserunner until he walked Altuve to start the seventh.By that point, the Tigers had taken a 1-0 lead on a fluke play in the sixth. With two out and Cameron Maybin on first, Miguel Cabrera lifted a high pop fly behind second base. Altuve appeared ready to make the catch but took a false step at the last second and dropped the ball for an error. Maybin, who was running hard with two outs, slid just past a tag at home after starting at first.I think the ball was so high that I got a little dizzy, Altuve said. I saw it, but it got so high that I was having trouble staying under it. I just stumbled a little, and thats when I lost it.The Tigers almost added a run in the seventh, but Springer made a lunging catch of Iglesias sinking liner to right.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: INF Marwin Gonzalez (hand) and OF Carlos Gomez (hamstring) were both out of the lineup with minor injuries, leaving C Evan Gattis as the only healthy player on Houstons bench.Tigers: OF J.D. Martinez (elbow) and RHP Jordan Zimmermann (neck) both got clean bills of health after playing on a rehab assignment Friday for Triple-A Toledo. Ausmus is hoping to have both of them back within a week.REUNION TOURFormer closer Todd Jones was the latest member of the 2006 Tigers to be honored, ten years after they ended Detroits 19-year postseason drought by winning the pennant. Verlander, the sole remaining player from that team, has been catching each players ceremonial first pitch, but he was busy warming up on Saturday. 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Hinch knows appearances dont count for much at this point of the season.Monday nights 6-2 victory over Cleveland kept the Astros two games out of the second wild-card spot in the AL. It was a game in which the Indians used eight pitchers.Its a big win for us to come here and beat a first-place team, so regardless of how they line their pitching up you have to win as many games as you can, Hinch said.Rookie Alex Bregman continued his hot hitting with a two-run homer in the third inning and the Astros ended Clevelands six-game winning streak.The teams combined to use 13 pitchers in a game that lasted 3 hours, 44 minutes.That was the lovable September marathon we all enjoy, Hinch said. Better to be on the winning side than the losing side, but that one seemed like it was never going to end.The Indians took struggling right-hander Josh Tomlin out of the rotation last week, resulting into what amounted to a bullpen game for the AL Central leaders.If you ask about every pitcher, well be here all night, Indians manager Terry Francona said.Bregman has hit all seven of his homers and driven in 22 runs over his last 19 games for the AstrosMike Fiers (10-6) allowed two runs in five innings and defeated the Indians for the second time this season.Mike Clevinger (2-2) allowed a run in the first and was pulled after 1 2/3 innings.Mike Napoli hit a solo homer -- his 30th -- in the fifth for the Indians, whose lead over Detroit in the division was cut to 4 1/2 games.Jose Altuve, the ALs leading hitter, was 2 for 5 with an RBI double and is batting .346 for Houston.Bregman drew a one-out walk in the first and scored when Altuve doubled. Bregmans home run came off Jeff Manship, who relieved Clevinger in the second.TThe Astros called up Bregman, who has reached base in 19 consecutive games, from Triple-A Fresno on July 25.ddddddddddddIts been fun because weve been winning, he said. Thats all Im focused on. I couldnt care less what my numbers are at the end of the year.Houston added three runs in the seventh on Yuli Gurriels sacrifice fly, a throwing error by Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis and an infield single by Colby Rasmus.Clevinger made his sixth start of the season, but first since Aug. 13 after five relief appearances.Tomlin, who was 0-5 in six August starts, allowed an infield single in the ninth. Perci Garner, Joe Colon, Dan Otero, Bryan Shaw and Cody Anderson also pitched for Cleveland.CY MATCHUP ON SHELFTuesdays scheduled matchup between the last two AL Cy Young Award winners wont happen. Dallas Keuchel, last seasons winner, has returned to Houston to have his left shoulder examined. He wont face right-hander Corey Kluber, who won the award in 2014. The Astros have no timetable for how long Keuchel will be sidelined.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: C Jason Castro (bruised knee) was unavailable for the second straight game after being struck by a foul tip Saturday at Texas. Evan Gattis started behind the plate.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Brad Peacock will be recalled from Triple-A Fresno to start Tuesday. He has made five relief appearances for Houston this year, posting a 3.86 ERA over seven innings.Indians: Kluber (15-8) is 7-0 with a 1.94 ERA in his last 10 starts. The right-hander hasnt lost since July 3 against Toronto. Kluber allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings against the Astros on May 9, his shortest start of the season. ' ' '