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Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros: AL Wild Card Game – Game 2
The Detroit Tigers are visiting the Houston Astros today at Minute Maid Park in the AL Wild Card series.
The Tigers do not plan to stop
The Detroit Tigers finished the regular season third in the AL Central with an 86-76 record, including 43-38 on the road. The Tigers have a 3.63 ERA, a .230 batting average, a .291 on-base percentage, and 1.16 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Vierling is the best player on the team with 133 hits, and 80 runs, while Riley Greene leads the team with 24 home runs.
Are the Astros in trouble?
The Houston Astros won the AL West with an 88-73 record, including 46-35 at home. The Astros have a 3.75 ERA, a .229 batting average, a .306 on-base percentage, and 1.24 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jose Altuve leads the team with 185 hits and 94 runs for the season, and Yordan Alvarez is on top with 35 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Astros are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games overall, 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against Detroit and 10-3 SU in their last 13 games against teams from the NL. Houston has played over the total run line in 8 of their last 12 games against Detroit and 10 of their last 14 home games while have stayed under in 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the AL Central. The Tigers are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games overall, 2-6 SU in their last 8 games against Houston, 7-1 SU in their last 8 games on the road and 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing in Houston. Detroit has played under the total run line in 5 of their last 7 games overall, 10 of their last 15 games against teams from the AL and 6 of their last 8 games against teams from the AL West.
Prediction and Conclusion
No one really saw the Detroit Tigers making it to the postseason this year, but after the opening game of the series, they proved that they are ready for the challenge. Tarik Skubal was on top of the game and led the Tigers to a 3-1 win in Game 1. Detroit scored three runs in the second inning, which was enough for the win as the Astros managed to get on the scoreboard in the last one. Houston will try to tie the series tonight with Hunter Brown on the mound, who is 11-9 for the season with a 3.49 ERA, 179 K, 170 IP, and 1.27 WHIP. The Tigers will start Tyler Holton, who is 7-2 for the season with a 2.19 ERA, 77 K, 94.1 IP, and 0.78 WHIP. Unlike yesterday, this game will be way more aggressive and dynamic, so we expect it to go over 7.5 total runs.
