The Detroit Tigers match up with the Houston Astros a game after Colt Keith racked up three home runs in a 9-3 victory over the Astros. The game begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Hunter Brown (1-0, 0.84 ERA) gets the start for the Astros, who are 33-41 this season and fourth in the AL West. Framber Valdez (3-5, 4.40 ERA) is starting for the Tigers, who are 30-42 and fourth in the AL Central.
How to watch Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros
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Injury reports
Astros
Nick Allen: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Braden Shewmake: 10 Day IL (Groin), Yainer Diaz: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), LaMonte Wade: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Correa: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Tigers
Jack Flaherty: 15 Day IL (Leg), Burch Smith: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Bailey Horn: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Parker Meadows: 60 Day IL (Head/arm), Javier Baez: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Reese Olson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60 Day IL (Back), Justin Verlander: 60 Day IL (Hip), Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (Undisclosed)
Stats to know
- Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .328/.434/.653 this season with 24 home runs (1st in MLB), 54 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.087 (1st in MLB). He has a 17% strikeout rate and a 14.5% walk rate in 318 plate appearances, and he has scored 49 total runs.
- In 303 plate appearances, Christian Walker has hit 18 long balls (9th in MLB), tallied 52 RBIs (6th in MLB) and scored 42 runs. He is batting .245/.314/.496 and has posted a 21.5% strikeout rate and a 7.9% walk rate.
- Detroit’s Kevin McGonigle is slashing .282/.390/.421 this season with five home runs, 25 RBIs and an OPS of .811. He has a 13.1% strikeout rate and a 14.4% walk rate in 305 plate appearances, and he has scored 46 total runs. McGonigle has recorded nine steals on nine attempts.
- In 271 plate appearances, Dillon Dingler has posted a 20.7% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate while slashing .258/.335/.533 with 16 home runs (16th in MLB), 50 RBIs (10th in MLB) and 36 runs scored.
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