Tigers at Astros 8/19/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 10:41 AM ET

The Detroit Tigers play the first of four games on the road Monday against the Houston Astros. The Tigers lost on Saturday 1-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays in 13 innings. Detroit hitters struck out 24 times in the loss. Matt Hall suffered the loss after allowing a double to Eric Sogard and a Mike Broussard pinch-hit walk-off RBI single. Niko Goodrum had Detroit’s final hit of the game in the seventh.

Houston lost its fifth straight after falling to the Oakland A’s on Saturday 8-4. Yordan Alvarez continued to hit the ball well for Houston hitting two home runs in the loss. Houston’s lead in the American League West has been narrowed to 6 ½ games. Gerrit Cole missed his second straight start in the Houston rotation with a hamstring injury.
Miguel Cabrera leads Detroit in batting with a .278 average and in RBIs with 48. Brandon Dixon is the team leader in home runs with 14. Detroit is averaging .235 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .271. On Monday, the Tigers will send Edwin Jackson to the mound. The right-hander is 3-5 with an ERA of 8.62, 27 Ks and 16 BBs.

Michael Brantley leads the Astros with a .333 batting average and in hits with 152. Alex Bregman leads in home runs with 29 while Yuli Gurriel leads in RBIs with 85. Houston has a .274 batting average while opponents are averaging .222. On Monday, the Astros will send Wade Miley to the mound. The southpaw is 11-4 with an ERA of 3.11, 117 Ks and 48 BBs.

What better way to snap a losing trend than playing against the lowly Detroit Tigers. Houston has lost each of its last 5 overall and has had its 10-game lead in the AL West whittled down to 6 ½ entering Sunday’s games, but will face a Tigers team that is 20-40 on the road and 37-83 overall. Detroit hitters struck out 24 times in a 1-0 loss on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win but the value on under is stronger play 5-2.

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