Astros vs. Tigers: Betting Preview for AL Wild Card Game 2
Published 12:24 am Wednesday, October 2, 2024
On Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 2:32 p.m. ET, Yordan Alvarez’s Houston Astros host Riley Greene’s Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of the Wild Card round at Minute Maid Park. The Tigers lead the series 1-0.
Bookmakers have listed the Astros (-165) as moneyline favorites versus the Tigers (+140). This contest carries an over/under of 7.5 runs (over -115; under -105).
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Astros vs. Tigers Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, October 2, 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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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Astros -165
- Moneyline Underdog: Tigers +140
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Hunter Brown gets the start for the Astros, his 31st of the season. He is 11-9 with a 3.49 ERA and 179 strikeouts in 170 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out came on Tuesday, Sept. 24 against the Seattle Mariners, when the right-hander tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up three hits.
- Brown is trying to notch his third straight quality start in this game.
- Brown will try to build on a 25-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 frames per outing).
- In eight of his 31 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 10th in MLB play with 190 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- Houston’s .418 slugging percentage ranks eighth-best in MLB.
- The Astros rank third in MLB with a .262 batting average.
- Houston has the No. 11 offense in MLB action, scoring 4.6 runs per game (740 total runs).
- The Astros are seventh in baseball with an on-base percentage of .322.
- The Astros strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-best mark 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 MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.246).
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