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The Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Minute Maid Park.
The Tigers will give the ball to starter Alfredo Figaro in this one. Righthander Figaro is 1-0 this season with a 3.60 ERA.
The Astros will counter Figaro with Felipe Paulino. Righthander Paulino has a 5.09 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Astros scored twice in the eighth inning to rally for a 5-4 win over the Tigers on Friday, as +105 underdogs. The nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Miguel Tejada went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Astros. Chris Sampson improved to 4-0 with the win, and LaTroy Hawkins collected his 10th save.
Placido Polanco belted a three-run homer in a losing effort for the Tigers, who were -115 favorites. Joel Zumaya gave up two runs in relief and suffered the loss.
Current streak:
Houston has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit: 41-32 SU
Houston: 34-37 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Houston are 6-3
After a loss are 4-6

Houston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 5-4
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Next up:
Houston home to Detroit, Sunday, June 28

 

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