DETROIT — This will go down in the books as an 8-0 victory. The Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros in what might appear to be a meaningless game at the end of June. Both of these teams are under .500. And though the Tigers have been feeling the weight of every game, with their season hanging in the balance, there’s only so much stake they can place on a single victory.That might be how it looks in the box score. That might even be how we view this game at season’s end, when the memory blurs and the specifics fade. But on this occasion, it’s important to zoom in a little closer.The Tigers used two pitchers to blank the Astros on Friday. One was Keider Montero, a 25-year-old right-hander who started the season in Triple A. Asked to do so much in a variety of roles over the past two years, he is starting to assert himself as more than just depth, more than just some useful swingman. Montero has a 3.39 ERA in 16 games. In a season full of problems, he has been nothing but a solution.The other was Enmanuel De Jesus, a 29-year-old who is in the major leagues this season for the first time since 2023. Back in spring training, he nearly signed a deal to spend a third straight season in Korea. The Tigers added him to the 40-man roster instead.De Jesus struggled early in the season and even got optioned. Now he hasn’t surrendered a run over his past eight outings.Both pitchers are from Venezuela. Both pitchers played important roles in the country’s World Baseball Classic championship, a victory that left players in tears and gave their friends back home so much to be proud of.Both pitchers Friday were playing with heavy hearts, a result of the twin magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that rocked their home country this week.Enmanuel De Jesus did not know whether his whole family was safe until after Wednesday’s game. (Junfu Han / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)De Jesus first found out about the quakes that hit San Felipe and Caracas just before first pitch Wednesday. He was able to talk with one of his sisters before the game but sat through the night’s entire contest not knowing whether his whole family was safe. After that game, he finally learned all was well.