How to Watch the Astros vs. Tigers Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for AL Wild Card Game 1

Published 12:05 am Tuesday, October 1, 2024

The AL Wild Card Series begins Tuesday at 2:32 p.m. ET when the Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers live from Minute Maid Park, and airing on ABC. Framber Valdez will start for the Astros, while the Tigers have not named a starter.

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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 rank 10th-best in baseball with 190 total home runs.
  • Houston is eighth in MLB with a .418 slugging percentage.
  • The Astros have the third-best batting average in the league (.262).
  • 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 a .322 on-base percentage.
  • 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.
  • 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 MLB (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.
  • The lefty last appeared on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up eight hits.
  • Valdez is looking to pick up his 18th quality start of the season.
  • Valdez will look to last five or more innings for his 15th straight start. He’s averaging 6.3 frames per outing.
  • He has had six appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.

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Astros Schedule

Date Opponent Score Home/Away Astros Starter Opponent Starter
9/23/2024 Mariners L 6-1 Home Hunter Brown Bryce Miller
9/24/2024 Mariners W 4-3 Home Framber Valdez Logan Gilbert
9/25/2024 Mariners L 8-1 Home Yusei Kikuchi George Kirby
9/27/2024 Guardians W 5-2 Away Ronel Blanco Joey Cantillo
9/28/2024 Guardians W 4-3 Away Justin Verlander Ben Lively
10/1/2024 Tigers Home Framber Valdez Tarik Skubal
10/2/2024 Tigers Home
10/3/2024 Tigers Home

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