Detroit Tigers (18-10, first in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (14-13, third in the AL West)
Houston; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (1-2, 2.63 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Astros: Ronel Blanco (2-2, 5.01 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -113, Astros -106; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers seek to continue a four-game win streak with a victory over the Houston Astros.
Houston has a 14-13 record overall and a 9-6 record at home. The Astros are 9-2 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Detroit has gone 5-7 in road games and 18-10 overall. The Tigers have the ninth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .329.
Monday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeremy Pena has four doubles and three home runs while hitting .255 for the Astros. Christian Walker is 8-for-37 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Spencer Torkelson has eight doubles, eight home runs and 24 RBI for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 10-for-39 with a double, a home run and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .248 batting average, 2.17 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Tigers: 8-2, .264 batting average, 1.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)
Tigers: John Fulboam Brebbia: 15-Day IL (tricep), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (arm), Beau Brieske: 15-Day IL (ankle), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (spine), Jake Rogers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Manuel Margot: 10-Day IL (knee), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alexander Miller Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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