Astros look to break skid in game against the Tigers
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Houston Astros (72-58, third in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (59-69, third in the AL Central)
Detroit; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (9-9, 4.57 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 143 strikeouts); Tigers: Eduardo Rodriguez (9-6, 3.03 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 115 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Astros -133, Tigers +112; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros, on a three-game losing streak, play the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit has gone 28-35 at home and 59-69 overall. The Tigers have gone 48-22 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Houston has a 72-58 record overall and a 37-27 record on the road. The Astros have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .252.
Saturday’s game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Tigers hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson leads the Tigers with 52 extra base hits (28 doubles, a triple and 23 home runs). Kerry Carpenter is 12-for-34 with a double, five home runs and 13 RBI over the past 10 games.
Kyle Tucker has 29 doubles and 25 home runs while hitting .291 for the Astros. Chas McCormick is 10-for-39 with four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .239 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Astros: 4-6, .267 batting average, 6.09 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Matt Manning: day-to-day (undisclosed), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (hip), Tyler Alexander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matthew Boyd: 60-Day IL (elbow), Freddy Pacheco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Meadows: 60-Day IL (anxiety), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Grae Kessinger: 10-Day IL (health and safety protocols), Phil Maton: 15-Day IL (elbow), Michael Brantley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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