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Well, Craig Biggio got two hits closer to three thousand, but nothing else good happened last night in Detroit. Biggio did not get hit by a pitch and the Astros got shut out for the tenth time in a game Roger Clemens started, losing 4-0.
But they've got one more game for Biggio to pick up his first ever HBP against Detroit. Justin Verlander will be getting the ball first for Detroit, and trying to throw it near Craig Biggio. He has never faced Biggio, but has hit 6 batters in his 17 career games.

Today is the one year anniversary of Craig Biggio tying Don Baylor on the all time plunk list, recording his 267th plunk against Jason Jennings, June 28, 2005 in Colorado. It's also the tenth anniversary of Biggio tying Richie Hebner and Billy Schindle on the all time plunk list with his 74th plunk on June 28, 1996 against Mark Clark and the Mets.

And get well soon Peter Gammons.

not yet Detroit plunk city

It was another rough outing against the American League last night as the Tigers beat the Astros 10-4, and Craig Biggio went 0-5 without being hit by a pitch, but the rest of the National League didn't fare any better. The only NL team to win yesterday was the Brewers, and that was just because they were playing the Cubs.
Nate Robertson pitches tonight for the Tigers, looking for his 8th win of the season and possibly his 7th hit batter of the season. Robertson has never faced Craig Biggio, but he has hit 19 career batters including 6 this year. The Astros will be sending Roger Clemens to the mound looking to add to his total of 341 strikeouts against the Tigers. The only team he has more strikeouts against is the Cleveland Indians with 354.

Danny Jackson hit Craig Biggio with a pitch on June 27, 1995 for plunk #45; Pete Harnisch threw plunk #149 on June 27, 1999; and Omar Daal threw plunk #169 on June 27, 2000.

Astros vs Tigers

The Astros and Tigers have met 9 times, with the Astros winning 7 of those 9. Brad Ausmus, however, is 4-3 in those games having played 5 of them for the Tigers. The last time the two teams met, July 15, 2000, Ausmus drove in the go-ahead runs for the Tigers in the midst of a 7 run 7th inning.
Only 4 players have ever been plunked in games between the Tigers and Astros. Jeff Bagwell was hit twice - once by Dave Mlicki and once by Frank Castillo. Mlicki also hit Tim Bogar and Castillo also plunked Ricky Gutierrez. The Astro have never hit a Tigers batter.
Craig Biggio has never been plunked by the Tigers, but he was hit by 7 former Tigers (Brian Bohanon, Mark Leiter, Brian Moehler, Kevin Ritz, Willis Roberts, Frank Tanana and David Wells) and 8 pitchers who would later join the Tigers (Juan Acevado, Jose Bautista, Willie Blair, Frank Castillo, Kyle Farnsworth, Jeff McCurry, Heath Murray and Tim Worrell).

In 9 games against the Tigers, Biggio has batted .436 - his best batting average against any team.