Game 1 of the Wild Card round will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Minute Maid Park, with Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros hosting Riley Greene and the Detroit Tigers. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:32 p.m. ET.

At -150, the Astros are listed as the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Tigers (+125). This matchup’s total has been set at 6.5. You can get +100 odds on the over and -120 odds on the under.

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Astros vs. Tigers 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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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Astros -150
• Moneyline Underdog: Tigers +125
• Over/Under: 6.5 runs (Over: +100, Under: -120)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher

• Framber Valdez (15-7 with a 2.91 ERA and 169 strikeouts in 176 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Astros, his 29th of the season.
• The left-hander’s most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up eight hits.
• Valdez has 17 quality starts this year.
• Valdez will try to extend a 15-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.3 frames per appearance).
• He has made six appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.

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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Astros are 10th-best in MLB play with 190 total home runs.
• Houston’s .418 slugging percentage is eighth-best in MLB.
• The Astros are third in MLB with a .262 batting average.
• Houston has the No. 11 offense in baseball, scoring 4.6 runs per game (740 total runs).
• The Astros’ .322 on-base percentage is seventh-best in baseball.
• The Astros strike out 7.3 times per game to rank third in baseball.
• Houston’s 3.74 team ERA ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The pitching staff for Houston has a collective 9.3 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
• The Astros have the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.246).

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