{"id":158128,"date":"2025-08-19T10:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/158128\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:14:20","slug":"detroit-tigers-and-houston-astros-play-in-game-2-of-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/158128\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros play in game 2 of series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (69-56, first in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers<\/a> (74-53, first in the AL Central)<\/p>\n

Detroit; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown<\/a> (10-5, 2.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal<\/a> (11-3, 2.42 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 190 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Tigers -172, Astros +143; over\/under is 7 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Torres<\/a> has 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 58 RBI for the Tigers. Riley Greene<\/a> is 8 for 35 with three doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jose Altuve<\/a> has 18 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 64 RBI for the Astros. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 7 for 36 with two home runs and two RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .249 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 5-5, .212 batting average, 5.87 ERA, outscored by 30 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Tigers: Matt Vierling<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe<\/a>: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Astros: Lance McCullers: 10-Day IL (finger), Cristian Javier<\/a>: day-to-day (illness), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers<\/a>: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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