Christian Vazquez has 99 hits, and will try to collect his 100th when the Houston Astros (92-50) square off against the Detroit Tigers (53-88) on Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET.
The Astros are heavily favored (-269 moneyline odds) when they visit the Tigers (+220). The Astros will start Cristian Javier (8-9) against the Tigers and Joey Wentz (1-1). The contest has a set total of 8.
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Astros vs. Tigers Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Astros
- Houston went 7-2 over the nine games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
- In their last 10 outings, the Astros and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total three times (all 10 games had set totals).
- Houston has gone 5-5-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.
Tigers
- Detroit has played as the underdog in eight of its past 10 games and won three of those contests.
- The Tigers and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times in their last 10 games with a total.
- Detroit has won four of its last 10 games against the spread.
Astros vs. Tigers Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Cristian Javier
- When Javier starts, the Astros are 7-14-0 against the spread.
- The Astros have been the moneyline favorite in 18 of Javier’s starts this season, and they went 10-8 in those matchups.
- Javier’s team has won 11 of his 21 starts.
- Javier has had 21 starts that oddsmakers set a total for this season, and eight of those outings finished over the total.
Projected starter: Joey Wentz
- When Wentz starts, his team is 2-1-0 against the spread this season.
- His team is 2-0 this season when he starts and they’re underdogs on the moneyline.
- Wentz’s team has won two of his three starts.
- Games Wentz has started this season hit the over two times in three chances.
Astros Batting Leaders
- Alex Bregman is batting .268 with 35 doubles, 21 home runs and 81 walks.
- Among all batters in MLB action, Bregman’s home run total ranks 45th and his RBI tally ranks 18th.
- Bregman has hit safely in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with a double, a home run, five walks and six RBI.
- Yordan Alvarez has hit 33 home runs while hitting .295. Both pace his team.
- Among all MLB batters, Alvarez ranks ninth in home runs and 18th in RBI.
- Alvarez has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .438 with three doubles, two home runs, six walks and two RBI.
- Kyle Tucker has accumulated a team-high 95 runs batted in.
- Tucker takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .182 with a double, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI.
- Jose Altuve is hitting .291 with 33 doubles, 24 home runs and 57 walks.
- Altuve has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .364 with .
Tigers Batting Leaders
- Javier Baez leads Detroit in batting average (.231) and runs batted in (55) this season while also slugging 12 homers.
- Baez’s home run total ranks 135th in the big leagues, and he is 92nd in RBI.
- Baez brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, a triple and three RBI.
- Harold Castro is batting .270 with an OBP of .301 and a slugging percentage of .381 this season.
- Castro currently ranks 246th in homers and 175th in RBI in the major leagues.
- Jeimer Candelario leads Detroit in home runs with 13. He’s driven in 45 runs and is slugging .354.
- Willi Castro has 82 hits and an OBP of .284 to go with a slugging percentage of .358 this season.
- Willi Castro has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .217 with two doubles and two RBI.
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