Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/06/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Friday, May 6, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet SW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +135, Astros -155; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +135, Astros -155; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +135, Astros -155; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Detroit Tigers:  8-15 (5th place, AL Central)

Houston Astros:  14-11 (2nd place, AL West)

 

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Detroit Tigers:  2-8 last 10

Houston Astros:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Tigers are coming into this game with a 8-15 record overall and they are 3-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just split their 2-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Astros on Friday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Tarik Skubal is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while rookie pitcher Beau Brieske is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA this season. His team won their last game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 3 Ks on 3 hits in 5 IP against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They scored 5 runs in their last series averaging 2.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 9 runs against them averaging 4.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 14-11 record overall and they are 5-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 3-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Tigers on Friday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. José Urquidy is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Luis Garcia will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 2 HRs, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits in 6 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays. They scored 14 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 2 runs against them averaging under 1 run allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game as a favorite with the current betting odds. They have had a very slow start to their season but they are coming off of a sweep of the Mariners in their last series and they are starting to heat up more with their bats. They even played the Blue Jays very well in their last series prior to the Mariners, only winning 1 of the 2 games but they were scoring a lot of runs in those games. Luis Garcia has also pitched well in his recent starts and is getting better as we get deeper into the season. Brieske is only getting his 2nd ever start in the MLB and he has not been given a light entry into the league at all. His first was against the Dodgers and he did pitch well but now he has to face another tough lineup in the Astros here and he will likely get lit up by them on the road here. The Astros are starting to heat up with that series sweep and they will likely start to go on a streak now. The best bet to place in this game is on the Astros to win here.

 

Tigers Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 6, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 7 Tigers 3.

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Detroit Tigers: 87-121 (+16.4 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 108-135 (+20 Units) ML in all games. 10-3 UNDER when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Houston Astros: 155-121 (-11.4 Units) ML in all games. 94-74 (-8.2 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 16-8 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Detroit Tigers:  C. Mize (SP) Late May - Elbow injury. M. Manning (SP) Late May - Shoulder injury. T. Alexander (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury.

Houston Astros:  J. Altuve (2B) Ques Thurs - Groin injury. R. Pressly (RP) Ques Thurs - Knee injury. J. Meyers (CF) Mid May - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

"I'm super proud of Alex's effort. It was unexpected for him to even be here, and then he was pitching the second game, so he didn't even know when it would start. He gave up some hits, but he hung in there." A.J. Hinch after his team’s loss in the 2nd game of their double-header against the Pirates on Wednesday.

 

 

"He did pretty good. He didn't have the velocity that he normally has, but he had a real good breaking ball. He had excellent location. So we'll just see how he responds." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Mariners on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Robbie Grossman (S) LF

Javier Baez (R) SS

Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

Austin Meadows (L) RF

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Eric Haase (R) C

Derek Hill (R) CF

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) LF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Aledmys Diaz (R) SS

Jason Castro (L) C

Chas McCormick (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Harold Castro (.351)

Hits:  Austin Meadows (23)

Home Runs:  Spencer Torkelson (3)

RBI:  Javier Baez (11)

Stolen Bases:  Akil Baddoo (1)

Wins:  Jacob Barnes (2)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (4)

ERA:  Michael Fulmer (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Michael Brantley (.282)

Hits:  Michael Brantley (24)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (8)

RBI:  Alex Bregman (16)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (4)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (3)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (3)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Detroit Tigers: A. J. Hinch (2nd season)

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)