Tigers start 3-game series against the Astros
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Houston Astros (69-55, first in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (73-53, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (1-3, 6.38 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (6-12, 4.76 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 153 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -142, Astros +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers open a three-game series at home against the Houston Astros on Monday.
Detroit has gone 39-24 at home and 73-53 overall. The Tigers have a 41-13 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Houston has a 69-55 record overall and a 31-28 record in road games. The Astros have gone 22-12 in games decided by one run.
The teams match up Monday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 28 home runs while slugging .503. Javier Baez is 10 for 33 with three doubles and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jose Altuve has 18 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 64 RBIs for the Astros. Yainer Diaz is 10 for 40 with two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .234 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Astros: 5-5, .229 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
Astros: Lance McCullers: 10-Day IL (finger), Cristian Javier: day-to-day (illness), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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