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Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of the city of Detroit , Michigan , United States . Detroit is the major city in the larger Metro Detroit region . Downtown Detroit is bordered by M - 10 ( Lodge Freeway ) to the west , Interstate 75 ( I - 75 , Fisher Freeway ) to the north , I - 375 ( Chrysler Freeway ) to the east , and the Detroit River to the south . The city ' s main thoroughfare M - 1 ( Woodward Avenue ) links Downtown to Midtown , New ___MASK35___ , and the North End . The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston , Texas . The Astros are members of the American League ( AL ) West division in Major League Baseball ( MLB ), having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League ( NL ). The Astros have played their home games at Minute Maid Park since 2000 . At the ___MASK15___ of each Major League Baseball season , the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced . Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a " title ". ___MASK55___ is a position for a baseball or softball player . When a batter takes his / her turn to hit , the ___MASK55___ crouches behind home plate , in front of the ( home ) umpire , and receives the ball from the ___MASK33___ . In addition to this primary duty , the ___MASK55___ is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well . The role of the ___MASK55___ is similar to that of the wicket - ___MASK50___ in cricket . Professional baseball is played in leagues throughout the world . In these leagues , and associated farm teams , baseball players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system . Douglas Wildes Fister ( born February 4 , 1984 ) is an American professional baseball ___MASK33___ for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He has also played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners , Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals . Fister bats left - handed , and throws right - handed . He was born in Merced , California and attended Golden Valley High School . He then attended Merced College , and later Fresno State University . He spent four seasons ( 2006 -- 2009 ) in the Seattle Mariners minor league organization before being promoted to their Major League roster in 2009 . The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit , Michigan . The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . One of the AL ' s eight charter franchises , the club was founded in Detroit in . They are the oldest continuous one - name , one - city franchise in the AL . The Tigers have won four World Series championships ( 1935 , 1945 , 1968 , and 1984 ), 11 AL pennants ( 1907 , 1908 , 1909 , 1934 , 1935 , 1940 , 1945 , 1968 , 1984 , 2006 , and 2012 ), and four AL Central division championships ( 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014 ). The Tigers also won division titles in 1972 , 1984 and 1987 while members of the AL East . The team currently plays its home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit . In baseball ( hardball or softball ), a ___MASK48___ or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team . A pitcher is credited with a game started if they throw the first pitch to the opponent ' s first batter of a game . A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher . Starting pitchers are expected to pitch for a significant portion of the game , although their ability to do this depends on many factors , including effectiveness , stamina , health , and strategy . In baseball and softball , a relief ___MASK33___ or reliever is a ___MASK33___ who enters the game after the ___MASK48___ is removed due to injury , ineffectiveness , fatigue , ejection , or for other strategic reasons , such as being substituted by a pinch hitter . Relief pitchers are further divided informally into various roles , such as closers , set - up relief pitchers , middle relief pitchers , left / right - handed specialists , and long relievers . Whereas starting pitchers usually rest several days before pitching in a game again due to the number of pitches thrown , relief pitchers are expected to be more flexible and typically pitch more games but with fewer innings pitched . A team ' s staff of relievers is normally referred to metonymically as a team ' s bullpen , which refers to the area where the relievers sit during games , and where they warm - up prior to entering the game . Baseball is a bat - and - ball game played between two teams of nine players each , who take turns ___MASK17___ and fielding . South Capitol Street is a major street dividing the southeast and southwest quadrants of Washington , D . C ., in the United States . It runs south from the United States Capitol to the D . C .- Maryland line , intersecting with Southern Avenue . After it enters Maryland , the street becomes Indian Head Highway ( Maryland Route 210 ) at the Eastover Shopping ___MASK35___ , a terminal or transfer point of many bus routes . In baseball , the ___MASK33___ is the player who throws the baseball from the ___MASK33___ ' s mound toward the catcher to begin each play , with the goal of retiring a batter , who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk . In the numbering system used to record defensive plays , the ___MASK33___ is assigned the number 1 . The ___MASK33___ is often considered the most important defensive player , and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum . There are many different types of pitchers , such as the ___MASK48___ , relief ___MASK33___ , middle reliever , lefty specialist , setup man , and closer . The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington , D . C . The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) East division . From 2005 to 2007 , the team played in RFK Stadium ; since 2008 their home stadium has been Nationals Park on South Capitol Street in Southeast D . C ., near the Anacostia River .