Brown, a Detroit native who played college ball at Wayne State, is one of the few pitchers to best Tarik Skubal this year. He pitched seven shutout innings, striking out nine, to lead the Astros to a win over the Tigers on June 14.

The Astros will kick off the 2024 playoffs against the Tigers, featuring a compelling clash between two teams that improved as the season went on, with the added narrative of former Astros manager A.J.

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

The Detroit Tigers will begin a best-of-3 wildcard series with the Houston Astros on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. There will be a problem in Houston as we share our MLB odds series and make a Tigers-Astros prediction and pick.

The 2024 MLB postseason begins this week with the best-of-three Wild Card Series. The No. 3 Houston Astros, winners of the AL West, will host the No. 6 Detroit Tigers at Minute Maid Park this week, and the winner will advance to play the Cleveland Guardians in the best-of-five ALDS.

Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros will play MLB playoff wild-card series Tuesday, Wednesday and, if needed, Thursday, at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz discuss Tigers manager A.J. Hinch facing his former team and who has the advantage in the series. Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts,

The Detroit Tigers have named their starter for game one of the American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros.

SportsLine's model simulated Tuesday afternoon's Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros matchup in the 2024 MLB playoffs 10,000 times