The Houston Astros, with Hunter Brown on the hill, host the Detroit Tigers (who will hand the ball to Tyler Holton) in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series, at 2:32 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The Tigers are ahead in the series, 1-0.
Keep reading to find out all the details on how to watch Houston square off against Detroit live.
When is Astros vs. Tigers and when does it start?
Where to watch Astros vs. Tigers
The Astros and Tigers will take to the diamond at Minute Maid Park for this matchup on Oct. 2, and if you’d like to see the game live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on ABC.
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Astros vs. Tigers Game Preview
These squads play again after the Tigers’ 3-1 victory over the Astros yesterday. Tarik Skubal (6.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 6 K) registered the win for the Tigers. Jake Rogers went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the team on offense. Framber Valdez (4.1 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Astros.
Astros Stats, Odds & Insights
The Astros have been favored on the moneyline 119 total times this season. They’ve gone 67-52 in those games.
Houston ranks 10th in MLB play with 190 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Astros’ .418 slugging percentage ranks eighth-best in MLB.
Houston has a 3.74 team ERA that ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.246).
Tigers Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the Tigers have won 47 out of the 97 games, or 48.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Detroit ranks 24th in Major League Baseball with 162 home runs.
Fueled by 453 extra-base hits, the Tigers rank 22nd in MLB with a .385 slugging percentage this season.
Detroit has the fourth-best ERA (3.62) in the majors this season.
The Tigers have a combined 1.164 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
Astros Starter Recent Performance: Hunter Brown
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Mariners | Sept. 23 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
at Padres | Sept. 17 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
vs. Athletics | Sept. 11 | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
at Reds | Sept. 5 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
vs. Royals | Aug. 29 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Tigers Starter Recent Performance: Tyler Holton
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Astros | Oct. 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs. White Sox | Sept. 27 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
vs. Rays | Sept. 25 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
at Orioles | Sept. 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
at Orioles | Sept. 20 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Astros Key Players to Watch
Brown gets the start for the Astros, his 31st of the season. He is 11-9 with a 3.49 ERA and 179 strikeouts through 170 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the righty tossed six innings against the Seattle Mariners, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
In 31 games this season, the 26-year-old has a 3.49 ERA and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .242 to opposing batters.
Yordan Alvarez is batting .308 with 35 home runs and 86 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Houston hitters this season.
Jose Altuve has 185 hits and an OBP of .350 to go with a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
Alex Bregman has 151 hits this season and a slash line of .260/.315/.453.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will hand the ball to Holton (7-2) for his 10th start of the season.
The left-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Tuesday when he threw a scoreless third of an inning out of the bullpen against the Houston Astros without allowing a hit.
The 28-year-old has pitched in 66 games this season with an ERA of 2.19, a 4.53 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .784.
Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 24 home runs and 74 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .262.
Matt Vierling is hitting .257 with 28 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 41 walks.
Colt Keith is batting .260 with 15 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 36 walks.
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