The Houston Astros will host the Detroit Tigers to begin the AL Wild Card Series at 2:32 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

The Astros will give the nod to Framber Valdez (15-7, 2.91 ERA) versus the Tigers and Tarik Skubal (18-4, 2.39 ERA).

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Astros vs. Tigers Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
• Time: 2:32 p.m. ET
• TV: ABC
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Valdez – HOU (15-7, 2.91 ERA) vs Skubal – DET (18-4, 2.39 ERA)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Framber Valdez

• The Astros will hand the ball to Valdez (15-7) for his 29th start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed eight hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
• The 30-year-old has pitched in 28 games this season with a 2.91 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .221.
• In 28 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 17 of them.
• Valdez has 14 starts in a row of five innings or more.
• He has finished six appearances without allowing an earned run in 28 chances this season.
• The 30-year-old ranks fifth in ERA (2.91), 16th in WHIP (1.106), and 27th in K/9 (8.6) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

Framber Valdez vs. Tigers

• The Tigers rank 19th in MLB with 682 runs scored this season. They have a .234 batting average this campaign with 162 home runs (24th in the league).
• The left-hander has allowed the Tigers to go 6-for-27 with two doubles and two RBI in seven innings this season.

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Tigers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Tarik Skubal

• Skubal (18-4) gets the starting nod for the Tigers in his 32nd start of the season. He has a 2.39 ERA in 192 2/3 innings pitched, with 228 strikeouts.
• In his last appearance on Tuesday, the lefty went seven scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays while surrendering two hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 2.39, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 31 games this season. Opponents are batting .201 against him.
• Skubal is trying to record his 23rd quality start of the year in this outing.
• Skubal will look to prolong a 17-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 frames per appearance).
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in seven of his 31 outings this season.
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old ranks second in ERA (2.39), second in WHIP (.922), and fifth in K/9 (10.7).

Tarik Skubal vs. Astros

• The opposing Astros offense has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.418) and ranks 10th in home runs hit (190) in all of MLB. They have a collective .262 batting average, and are third in the league with 1448 total hits and 11th in MLB play scoring 740 runs.
• Head-to-head against the Astros this season, Skubal has pitched 12 2/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on 13 hits while striking out nine.

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