The AL Wild Card Series begins on Tuesday when the Houston Astros play host to the Detroit Tigers. Action begins at 2:32 p.m. ET at Minute Maid Park, and can be watched on ABC. Tarik Skubal will start for the Tigers and Framber Valdez is the Astros’ starter for this contest.

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Astros vs. Tigers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
• Time: 2:32 p.m. ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
• TV Channel: ABC
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance

• The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in baseball with 190 total home runs.
• Houston’s .418 slugging percentage ranks eighth-best in baseball.
• The Astros are third in MLB with a .262 batting average.
• Houston is the 11th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.6 runs per game (740 total).
• The Astros rank seventh in MLB with an on-base percentage of .322.
• Astros batters strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
• Houston has a 3.74 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Houston’s pitching staff is third in the majors with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.246).

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher

• Valdez makes the start for the Astros, his 29th of the season. He is 15-7 with a 2.91 ERA and 169 strikeouts in 176 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, the left-hander went 5 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
• Valdez is trying to secure his 18th quality start of the year in this outing.
• Valdez will try to prolong a 15-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.3 innings per outing).
• In six of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.

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Astros Schedule

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