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Detroit Tigers host the Houston Astros Saturday
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Houston Astros (40-44, fourth in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (35-47, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Kai-Wei Teng (4-6, 4.03 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Tigers: Framber Valdez (4-5, 3.91 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)
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LINE: Tigers -135, Astros +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers square off against the Houston Astros on Saturday.
Detroit has a 35-47 record overall and a 23-19 record at home. Tigers pitchers have a collective 3.77 ERA, which ranks sixth in MLB play.
Houston has a 40-44 record overall and a 20-23 record on the road. The Astros have a 21-39 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
The teams play Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Astros lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has 16 doubles and nine home runs for the Tigers. Colt Keith is 6 for 28 with four home runs over the last 10 games.
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Yordan Alvarez has 16 doubles and 25 home runs while hitting .314 for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 13 for 35 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .228 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Astros: 7-3, .231 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored by one run
INJURIES: Tigers: Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Bailey Horn : 60-Day IL (elbow), Burch Smith : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows : 60-Day IL (head/arm), Gleyber Torres : 10-Day IL (oblique), Jack Flaherty : 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Baez : 60-Day IL (ankle), Trey Sweeney : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter : 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander : 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe : 60-Day IL (elbow)
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Astros: Braden Shewmake : 10-Day IL (groin), Bennett Sousa : 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Allen : 10-Day IL (hamstring), LaMonte Wade : 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa : 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter : 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco : 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski : 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
