Venezuelan pitchers Montero and De Jesus combine for a 5-hitter as the Tigers beat the Astros 8-0

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Venezuelan pitchers Keider Montero and Emmanuel De Jesus combined for a five-hitter as the Detroit Tigers shut out the Houston Astros 8-0. The game included a tribute to victims of recent earthquakes in Venezuela, which caused over 920 deaths and left more than 51,000 missing.

Keider Montero and Emmanuel De Jesus combined for a five-hitter while both Venezuelans wore hats embroidered with “VZ” after this week's earthquakes, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 8-0 on Friday night. James Outman hit a three-run homer, and Kerry Carpenter and Colt Keith also homered for the Tigers. Montero (4-5) took the mound shortly after a moment of silence for the victims of the earthquakes that struck Wednesday and left more 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing as of Friday night.