AL Wild Card Game 2: Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers, October 2, 2024
AL Wild Card Game 2
October 2, 2024, 2:32 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Detroit TigersHouston Astros
.685
OPS.740
162
HR190
682
Runs740
3.61
ERA3.74
1.16
WHIP1.24
1354
Strikeouts by pitchers1479
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
7 players led Detroit Tigers with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker MeadowsCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kerry CarpenterDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justyn-Henry MalloyPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt VierlingRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Colt Keith2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy IbáñezPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey SweeneySS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake RogersC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Mauricio Dubón led Houston Astros with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Caratini1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubónPH/LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon SingletonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersPR/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
Brenan Hanifee went 1.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (2 SO, 0 ER); Hunter Brown went 5.2 innings for Houston Astros (9 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brant Hurter | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Brieske | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Jobe | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Guenther | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hunter Brown | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Hader | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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