Tigers vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready to roar and blast off into today’s electrifying MLB showdown as the Detroit Tigers claw their way into Minute Maid Park, hoping to cage the Houston Astros once more! With the first pitch at a bright and early 02:10 PM EST, the Tigers look to build on their recent thrashing of the Astros, while Houston aims to rocket back from their explosive loss. Both teams are hungry to climb up the American League standings, with Detroit sitting 10.5 games back and Houston not far behind at 9.0. The stakes are high with the over/under tantalizingly set at 8.5. Sunny skies and a gentle breeze set the stage for what promises to be a sizzling matchup. So, as the Tigers try to pounce and the Astros look to launch, let’s see which team will have their spirits soaring and which will be left seeing stars!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 16, 2024 02:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SE at 9.2 mph. Temperature is at 85.6° with 60% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+113	-135	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+123	-147	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+10	-12	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

123W-148L

44.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

160W-115L

55.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/10/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-1.5
05/10/24	Detroit Tigers DET	2	Under	-1.5
05/11/24	Houston Astros HOU	2	Over	+1.5
05/11/24	Detroit Tigers DET	8	Over	+1.5
05/12/24	Houston Astros HOU	9	Over	+3.5
05/12/24	Detroit Tigers DET	3	Over	+3.5
06/14/24	Detroit Tigers DET	0	Under	-4.5
06/14/24	Houston Astros HOU	4	Under	-4.5
06/15/24	Detroit Tigers DET	13	Over	+9.5
06/15/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Over	+9.5
04/03/23	Detroit Tigers DET	7	Over	+4.5
04/03/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+4.5
04/04/23	Detroit Tigers DET	6	Over	+0.5
04/04/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Over	+0.5
04/05/23	Detroit Tigers DET	2	Over	+1.5
04/05/23	Houston Astros HOU	8	Over	+1.5
08/25/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-3.5
08/25/23	Detroit Tigers DET	4	Under	-3.5
08/26/23	Houston Astros HOU	9	Over	+2.5
08/26/23	Detroit Tigers DET	2	Over	+2.5
08/27/23	Houston Astros HOU	17	Over	+12.5
08/27/23	Detroit Tigers DET	4	Over	+12.5

Tigers Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Kenta Maeda

ERA 5.887 | IP 44.3 | 2.0W-2.0L | KO 35.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-11-24	vsWAS	5-4L	4.0	1	1	5	Over
06-05-24	@TEX	1-9L	0.0	0	0	0	Over
05-31-24	@BOS	3-7L	4.7	8	5	6	Over
05-24-24	vsTOR	2-6W	5.0	4	0	1	Under
05-07-24	@CLE	11-7W	2.0	5	7	1	Over
05-01-24	vsSTL	1-4W	6.0	4	1	5	Under
04-23-24	@TB	4-2W	5.0	3	0	5	Under
04-18-24	vsTEX	9-7L	2.7	7	6	2	Over
04-13-24	vsMIN	11-5L	6.0	5	2	5	Over
04-06-24	vsOAK	4-0L	5.7	2	3	3	Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

No notable injuries to report

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over

Tigers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/17	vs HOU	13-5W	19	5	Over
06/16	vs HOU	0-4L	5	0	Under
06/15	@ WAS	7-2W	10	1	Over
06/14	@ WAS	5-7L	12	2	Over
06/13	@ WAS	4-5L	6	0	Over
06/11	@ MIL	10-2W	12	1	Over
06/10	@ MIL	4-5L	5	0	Over
06/09	@ MIL	0-10L	2	0	Over
06/07	vs TEX	1-9L	2	1	Over
06/06	vs TEX	3-1W	6	2	Under
06/05	vs TEX	2-1W	4	2	Under
06/04	vs BOS	8-4W	14	0	Over
06/03	vs BOS	3-6L	7	1	Over
06/02	vs BOS	3-7L	7	1	Over
06/01	vs BOS	5-0W	8	3	Under

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/17	@ DET	5-13L	10	1	Over
06/16	@ DET	4-0W	6	1	Under
06/14	vs SF	3-5L	9	1	Under
06/13	vs SF	3-1W	7	0	Under
06/12	vs SF	3-4L	9	0	Under
06/11	vs LAA	7-9L	14	1	Over
06/10	vs LAA	6-1W	11	1	Under
06/09	vs LAA	7-1W	11	2	Under
06/07	@ STL	2-4L	5	2	Under
06/06	@ STL	8-5W	10	1	Over
06/05	@ STL	7-4W	9	3	Over
06/04	@ MIN	3-4L	6	2	Under
06/03	@ MIN	5-2W	10	4	Under
06/02	@ MIN	1-6L	6	1	Under
06/01	vs SEA	4-0W	9	2	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Detroit Tigers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Matt Vierling	7.2	9.4	0.266	0.468	32.6%	79.4%	4.1%
#2 Andy Ibanez	7.1	9.3	0.266	0.383	31.9%	70.2%	2.1%
#3 Mark Canha	7.6	10.1	0.243	0.376	40.7%	78.3%	2.7%
#4 Riley Greene	6.8	9.0	0.256	0.488	39.9%	88.8%	5.4%
#5 Gio Urshela	6.2	7.9	0.286	0.371	35.0%	72.1%	1.4%
#6 Justyn-Henry Malloy	6.0	8.2	0.188	0.406	37.5%	78.1%	6.2%
#7 Wenceel Perez	6.5	8.3	0.26	0.401	35.0%	75.1%	1.7%
#8 Jake Rogers	6.0	7.8	0.214	0.366	29.0%	65.6%	3.8%
#9 Ryan Kreidler	4.7	6.4	0.222	0.222	44.4%	66.7%	0.0%

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	9.7	12.3	0.295	0.448	37.2%	81.9%	3.5%
#2 Alex Bregman	8.9	11.6	0.24	0.405	33.6%	74.0%	3.4%
#3 Yordan Alvarez	10.0	13.0	0.287	0.511	40.7%	91.8%	5.2%
#4 Jeremy Pena	7.4	9.3	0.284	0.384	33.9%	72.3%	1.8%
#5 Jon Singleton	5.9	7.8	0.221	0.338	37.0%	70.8%	3.2%
#6 Yainer Diaz	7.4	9.6	0.263	0.415	30.8%	72.3%	3.1%
#7 Mauricio Dubon	5.8	7.5	0.301	0.423	34.4%	76.7%	1.8%
#8 Luis Garcia	7.5	7.5	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#8 Jake Meyers	5.8	7.5	0.254	0.414	34.3%	75.7%	3.3%
#9 Victor Caratini	6.1	8.1	0.24	0.43	31.0%	74.0%	4.0%

Tigers Notable Injuries

Jack Flaherty OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/17/24. Impact: 10.5
Kerry Carpenter OUT (OF): Avg: 0.283 SLG:0.572 Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 4.0
Javier Baez OUT (SS): Avg: 0.183 SLG:0.247 Last game: 06/10/24. Impact: 1.1
Alex Faedo OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/06/24. Impact: 1.5

Astros Notable Injuries

Cristian Javier OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/23/24. Impact: 5.9
Kyle Tucker OUT (OF): Avg: 0.266 SLG:0.584 Last game: 06/05/24. Impact: 2.9