Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros, Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series

MLB

Tigers

86-76

5-2

Final

Astros

88-73

Daikin Park

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Tigers 5-2

The Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 5-2 in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Tigers win the series 2-0. The Tigers outscored the Astros 4-0 in the 8th inning. Parker Meadows went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Tigers.

Recap · Oct 2

Gritty Tigers close out playoff sweep of Astros with 5-2 victory in Game 2 of Wild Card Series

Manager A.J. Hinch wanted his Detroit Tigers to embody their home city. Hard-working with a never-give-up attitude, but most of all a team that had grit.

What it means

Tigers won the series 2-0.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4d ago

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Recap · 5d ago

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ESPN · 5d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · 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

Tyler Holton SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 9.53 ERA, 6 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Parker MeadowsCF
2Kerry CarpenterDH
3Matt VierlingRF
4Riley GreeneLF
5Colt Keith2B
6Spencer Torkelson1B
7Zach McKinstry3B
8Trey SweeneySS
9Jake RogersC

Astros1st in AL West

Hunter Brown SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 1.59 ERA, 9 K, 0.71 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Kyle TuckerRF
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Yainer DiazC
6Victor Caratini1B
7Jeremy PenaSS
8Jason HeywardLF
9Chas McCormickCF

The series

DET wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Oct 1)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 40,824
Officials: Jordan Baker (Home Plate Umpire), Will Little (First Base Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (Second Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Third Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Left Field Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Right Field Umpire)