Tigers vs Astros Picks and Prediction – 6/15/2024

Tigers vs Astros Prediction

The Detroit Tigers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Houston Astros. Detroit improved to 33-35 following its 7-2 victory over Washington on Thursday. Justyn-Henry Malloy had a home run and knocked in three runs to help lead Detroit to the win. The Tigers are fourth in the American League Central, 11 games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB picks.

Matt Vierling is batting .267 to lead Detroit, while Riley Greene is the leader in home runs with 12, RBI with 30 and hits with 61. Mark Canha is the leader in on-base percentage at .350. Detroit has a team batting average of .231 and a slugging percentage of .375. On Saturday, Detroit will send Jack Flaherty to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 3.22 ERA, 94 Ks and 10 BBs.

The Houston Astros dropped to 31-38 following a 5-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Houston has lost three of the last four. The Astros are second in team batting average and fourth in slugging percentage but have scored only the 12th most runs. Houston is third in the American League West, eight games behind the first-place Seattle Mariners.

Jeremy Pena is batting .294 to lead Houston, while Jose Altuve is the leader in hits with 83. Kyle Tucker has 19 home runs, 40 RBI and an on-base percentage of .395 to lead Houston in each of the three categories. Houston has a team batting average of .259 and a slugging percentage of .417. On Saturday, Houston will send Justin Verlander to the mound. The right-hander is 3-2 with a 3.95 ERA, 51 Ks and 17 BBs.