Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros, Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series

MLB

Tigers

86-76

3-1

Final

Astros

88-73

Daikin Park

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
DET	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Who won: Tigers 3-1

The Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 3-1 in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Tigers win the series 2-0. The Tigers outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Jake Rogers went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Tigers.

Recap · Oct 1

Skubal sensational, Tigers jump on Valdez early to get 3-1 win over Astros in AL Wild Card Series

Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in their AL Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday.

What it means

Tigers won the series 2-0.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 6d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Burch Smith RP
Shoulder, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Colt Keith 3B
Thumb, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Kerry Carpenter RF
Foot, Plantar Fasciitis, left
60-Day-IL
Parker Meadows CF
Arm, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Troy Melton SP
Arm, Soreness, right
15-Day-IL

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Tarik Skubal SP

Probable starter · 1-1, 2.37 ERA, 20 K, 0.79 WHIP

Lineup

1Matt Vierling3B
2Justyn-Henry MalloyDH
3Riley GreeneLF
4Andy Ibanez2B
5Wenceel PerezRF
6Spencer Torkelson1B
7Parker MeadowsCF
8Jake RogersC
9Trey SweeneySS

Astros1st in AL West

Framber Valdez SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 6.23 ERA, 3 K, 2.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Kyle TuckerRF
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Yainer DiazC
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Victor Caratini1B
8Mauricio DubonLF
9Jake MeyersCF

The series

DET wins series 2-0

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 40,617
Officials: Tony Randazzo (Home Plate Umpire), Jordan Baker (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (Third Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Left Field Umpire), Junior Valentine (Right Field Umpire)