Astros Lose to Tigers as <br />Historic Favorites<br />.<br />The Detroit Tigers pulled off the biggest upset <br />in MLB in the past 15 years.<br />.<br />Houston's Justin Verlander only allowed two hits, <br />both home runs, in a complete game effort.<br />.<br />The Detroit Tigers closed at +435 underdogs at Caesars Sportsbook.<br />.<br />The Astros lost 8-7 to the Baltimore Orioles, <br />who were +390 underdogs, 10 days ago.<br />.<br />Before these two upsets, the largest underdog <br />to win was the 2007 Washington Nationals <br />over the Minnesota Twins.<br />.<br />We took a couple of straight bets on the Astros and a slew of parlays over $500 that had either the Astros money line or run line on them, Jeff Davis, Caesars director of trading, via ESPN<br /><br /><br />.<br />Verlander retired the first 14 batters he faced before Ronny Rodriguez homered in the fifth inning. <br />.<br />Verlander retired another 10 straight batters before John Hicks homered to lead off the ninth inning.<br />.<br />That's the biggest win for us in a long, long time, especially against a premium team like that, a World Series contender and Verlander on the mound, Ron Gardenhire, Tigers manager, via statement
