Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros play in game 2 of series
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Houston Astros (69-56, first in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (74-53, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (10-5, 2.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.42 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 190 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -172, Astros +143; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Houston Astros.
Detroit has a 74-53 record overall and a 40-24 record at home. The Tigers have the fourth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.81.
Houston has a 31-29 record in road games and a 69-56 record overall. The Astros have a 41-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tuesday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Torres has 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 58 RBIs for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 8 for 35 with three doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Jose Altuve has 18 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 64 RBIs for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 7 for 36 with two home runs and two RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .249 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
Astros: 5-5, .212 batting average, 5.87 ERA, outscored by 30 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)
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.