Detroit Tigers (0-3) vs. Houston Astros (2-2)
April 3, 2023 8:10 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Astros -303 / Detroit Tigers +220; Over/Under: +8
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The Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros meet Monday in MLB action at Minute Maid Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Detroit Tigers have scored 3 runs in their first 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in all 3 games. The Tigers have lost 16 of their last 20 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Austin Meadows leads the Tigers with 4 hits and 1 RBI, while Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter have combined for 4 hits. Matthew Boyd gets the ball, and he was 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA and 13 strikeouts last season. Boyd is 3-1 with a 4.82 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.
The Houston Astros have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 2 of their first 4 games. The Astros have lost 7 of their last 10 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Jose Abreu leads the Astros with 6 hits and 2 RBI, while Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker have combined for 9 hits and 9 RBI. Hunter Brown gets the ball, and he was 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA and 22 strikeouts last season. This will be Brown’s second career game against the Tigers.
The Tigers are 0-6 in their last 6 road games and 0-6 in their last 6 overall. The Astros are 46-18 in their last 64 home games and 38-13 in their last 51 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Tigers last 6 overall. The under is 10-4-1 in Astros last 15 overall. The Tigers are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Houston and 7-20 in the last 27 meetings.
I’m not thrilled to lay this sort of price with Hunter Brown on the hill, given that he has just 20.1 innings under his belt. However, the Detroit Tigers were dreadful offensively through their first 3 games, and it raises concerns early. We saw the Tigers struggle to score last season, so we’re getting flashbacks. It’s hard to beat the Astros when the bats are cold. Give me the Astros and the RL for max betting value.
