Detroit Tigers (86-76, third in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Houston Astros (88-73, first in the AL West during the regular season), Game 2
Houston; Wednesday, 2:32 p.m. ET on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tyler Holton (7-2, 2.19 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (11-9, 3.49 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 179 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and the Detroit Tigers play in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series. The Tigers lead the series 1-0 and can advance to the ALDS with a win.
Houston has gone 46-35 in home games and 88-73 overall. The Astros have a 38-16 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Detroit has a 43-38 record on the road and an 86-76 record overall. The Tigers have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.62.
The matchup Wednesday is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Astros have a 4-3 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 35 home runs while slugging .567. Kyle Tucker is 16-for-40 with a double, three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Riley Greene has 27 doubles, six triples, 24 home runs and 74 RBI for the Tigers. Kerry Carpenter is 7-for-26 with a double, three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .278 batting average, 4.10 ERA, even run differential
Tigers: 7-3, .229 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Astros: Ben Gamel: 60-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (hip), Brendan White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)
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