The match Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros will take place at Comerica Park on September 12 at 6:40 PM ET.
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On Monday night at Comerica Park, the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers will play the first game of their series. The Houston Astros have won three of their past four games and have a 90-50 record this year. Houston just defeated the Angels in a series, winning two of the three games. This season, the pitching staff for Houston has a 2.97 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a.213 opponents’ batting average. With a.245 batting average and a.320 on-base percentage, the Astro’s offense has scored 632 runs. For the Astros this year, Yordan Alvarez is batting.291 with 32 home runs and 83 RBIs.
The Detroit Tigers have won three of their past four games despite having a 54-86 record this year. Detroit recently defeated Kansas City in a series, winning two of the three games that were played. With an opponent batting average of.248 and a 4.11 ERA, the Detroit pitching staff is struggling. The Tigers’ offense has put up 467 runs this season while batting.230 and slugging.287 percent. For the Tigers this year, Javier Baez is batting.231 with 12 home runs and 55 RBIs. Eduardo Rodriguez, who has tossed 61 innings this season and has a record of 3-4, 4.13 ERA, and 1.33 WHIP, is expected to start for Detroit.
Houston has a record of 5-1 on the road and 2-5 on Mondays in their previous seven games. In Houston’s previous 12 Monday games, the under is 9-3. Detroit has a record of 7-20 overall and 2-5 in their previous seven Monday games. In Detroit’s previous five series-opening games, the over is 5-0. In the last 7 encounters between these two clubs, the under was 7-0.
Despite having a difficult season, Detroit just won a series, which is unusual for them. With Valdez on the mound, Houston has one of the finest records in all of baseball. In his last 35.2 innings of pitching, Framber Valdez hasn’t given up more than two runs that were earned. In his previous 11 innings thrown for the Tigers, Eduardo Rodriguez has given up eight earned runs.
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| Detroit Tigers | Houston Astros |
| Riley Greene (L) CF | Jose Altuve (R) 2B |
| Victor Reyes (S) RF | Jeremy Pena (R) SS |
| Javier Baez (R) SS | Yordan Alvarez (L) DH |
| Harold Castro (L) DH | Alex Bregman (R) 3B |
| Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B | Kyle Tucker (L) RF |
| Kerry Carpenter (L) LF | Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B |
| Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B | Trey Mancini (R) LF |
| Tucker Barnhart (S) C | Christian Vazquez (R) C |
| Ryan Kreidler (R) 3B | Mauricio Dubon (R) CF |
Detroit Tigers: Austin Meadows: 60-Day IL (mental health), Miguel Cabrera: 10-Day IL (biceps), Rony Garcia: 60-Day IL (biceps), Tarik Skubal: 60-Day IL (arm), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Houston Astros: Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (calf), Aledmys Diaz: 10-Day IL (groin), Michael Brantley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Blake Taylor: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat)
The match Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros will take place at Comerica Park on September 12 at 6:40 PM ET. The match will be telecast live on Bally Sports North and Amazon Prime Video. Fans can also subscribe to MLB.com and watch from any corner of the world.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| America | Bally Sports North, Amazon Prime Video | September 12 (6:40 PM ET) |
