The Houston Astros take on the Detroit Tigers in the opening game of the AL Wild Card Series at Minute Maid Park, Tuesday at 2:32 p.m. ET.

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Astros vs. Tigers Game Info and Tickets

• Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
• Time: 2:32 p.m. ET
• TV: ABC
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
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Probable Pitchers Stats

The Astros will give the ball to Framber Valdez (15-7, 2.91 ERA), while the Tigers’ starter has not yet been announced.

Astros vs. Tigers Players to Watch

Astros

• Yordan Alvarez is slashing .308/.392/.567 for Houston so far this season with a 15% strikeout rate and a 10.9% walk rate. He has hit 35 home runs, tallied 86 RBI and scored 88 runs.
• In 682 plate appearances, Jose Altuve has slashed .295/.350/.439 for the Astros this season. He has hit 20 long balls and driven in 65 runs with a strikeout rate of 17.4% and a walk rate of 6.9%. He has been a crafty base runner, recording 22 steals on 29 attempts. He has come around to score 94 times.
• So far this season, Alex Bregman has a .260 BA, .315 OBP and .453 SLG with a 13.6% strikeout rate and a 6.9% walk rate in 634 plate appearances for the Astros. He has hit 26 dingers, recorded 75 RBI and scored 79 runs.
• Yainer Diaz has recorded a .766 OPS while slashing .299/.325/.441 with 16 home runs and 84 RBI. He has posted a 3.9% walk rate and a 17.3% strikeout rate. Diaz has scored 70 runs.

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Tigers

• Riley Greene is slashing .262/.348/.479 for Detroit this season with 24 home runs, 74 RBI and an OPS of .827. He has a 26.7% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate in 584 plate appearances, and he has scored 82 total runs.
• In 567 plate appearances, Matt Vierling has hit 16 long balls, tallied 57 RBI and scored 79 runs. He is batting .257/.312/.423 and has posted a 21.3% strikeout rate and a 7.2% walk rate.
• So far this season, Colt Keith has recorded 13 dingers, 61 RBI and 54 runs scored. He is slashing .260/.309/.380 with an OPS of .689. In 556 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 6.5% and a strikeout rate of 19.8%.
• Kerry Carpenter is hitting .284/.345/.587 with 37 runs scored. In 296 plate appearances, he has recorded 18 home runs, 57 RBI and an OPS of .932 with a strikeout rate of 25.3% and a walk rate of 7.4%.

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Astros vs. Tigers Stats