The Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers play Game 2 of the series

Detroit Tigers (33-36, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (32-38, third in the AL West)

Houston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (3-4, 3.22 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Astros: Justin Verlander (3-2, 3.95 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -120, Tigers +101; over/under = 7 races

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers, leading the series 1-0.

Houston is 32-38 overall and 18-18 at home. The Astros rank third in the AL with 86 total home runs, an average of 1.2 per game.

Detroit is 33-36 overall and 17-17 in road games. The Tigers are 23-4 in games when they score five or more points.

Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams have met this season. The Astros lead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Bregman has 12 doubles, two triples and nine home runs for the Astros. Yainer Diaz is 10 for 34 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

Riley Greene has 12 homers, 35 walks and 30 RBIs while hitting .245 for the Tigers. Gio Urshela is 11-for-35 with two doubles and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .266 batting average, 3.37 ERA, opponents scored by 16 runs

Tigers: 4-6, .196 batting average, 3.84 ERA, led by 10 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Kyle Tucker: 10-day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-day IL (forearm), Cristian Javier: 15-day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa : 60 days IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60 days IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60 days IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 days IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 days IL (elbow)

Tigers: Javier Baez: 10-day IL (spine), Alex Faedo: 15-day IL (hip), Kerry Carpenter: 10-day IL (spine), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-day IL (groin)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.