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The Houston Astros (13-24) visit the Detroit Tigers (19-18) at 6:40 PM ET Friday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Kyle Tucker has racked up 11 homers this season (No. 2 in the league) for the favored Astros which sit as -149 favorites, while Riley Greene ranks 122nd in the majors with three dingers of his own for the underdogs.
Framber Valdez gets the starting nod for Houston while Casey Mize is Detroit’s starter for the contest.
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Astros and Tigers Betting Trends
The Astros are 10-19 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 34.5% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -149 or shorter, Houston has a 6-6 record (winning 50% of its games).
This season, the Tigers have been the underdog 21 times and won 10, or 47.6%, of those games.
Detroit has entered four games this season as the underdog by +125 or more and is 2-2 in those contests.
The Astros have played in 37 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 13 times (13-22-2).
Games involving the Tigers have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 17 of 37 chances this season.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros rank 15th in runs scored with 162, 4.4 per game.
Houston ranks seventh in MLB action with 44 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Astros’ .258 batting average is third-best in MLB.
Houston’s batters strike out 6.6 times per game, the fewest strikeouts in MLB.
The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks 21st in the majors.
Houston has a 5.00 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers have scored 149 runs (four per game) this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
Detroit has hit 32 homers this season, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
The Tigers have a team batting average of .227 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
Detroit ranks 21st with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
The Tigers have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
Detroit has pitched to a 3.29 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Valdez (1-1) gets the starting nod for the Astros in his fifth start of the season. He has a 3.97 ERA in 22 2/3 innings pitched, with 19 strikeouts.
Tucker leads Houston in home runs with 11 and runs batted in with 25.
Jose Altuve has collected 50 hits this season and has an OBP of .387. He’s slugging .523 on the year.
Jeremy Pena leads Houston with a .333 batting average while slugging four homers and driving in 15 runs.
Yordan Alvarez has 35 hits and an OBP of .325 to go with a slugging percentage of .448 this season.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will send Mize (1-1) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
Riley Greene leads the Tigers with nine home runs and 17 runs batted in.
Mark Canha has eight doubles, five home runs and 17 walks while hitting .248.
Kerry Carpenter paces the Tigers with a team-best batting average of .269.
Matthew Vierling has three doubles, two triples, three home runs and three walks while hitting .282.
Astros and Tigers Injuries
Astros: Chas McCormick: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Cristian Javier: 15 Day IL (Neck), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Tigers: Gio Urshela: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
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