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Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros series: Start time, how to watch and pitching matchups
The Detroit Tigers took care of business on their seven-game road trip, winning two of three games vs. the Chicago White Sox and three of four against the Minnesota Twins.
The Tigers will host the Houston Astros for a big three-game series at Comerica Park in a that will have huge potential playoff ramifications.
Both the Tigers and Astros are in the running to finish with one of the two best records in the American League, which means a bye for the wild-card round of the MLB playoffs.
The Tigers lost two of three games to the Astros in April, so they'll need to at least win the series to have a chance at the tiebreaker. If the squads split their six games during the regular season, it'll come down to record in division, where the Tigers should have a big advantage.
Pivotal playoff seeding possibly at stake in Tigers-Astros series
Detroit ― Even as the Tigers' lead in the American League Central appears to get more comfortable with each passing day, there could be a lot at stake in this week's series against the Houston Astros.
The series at Comerica Park from Monday through Wednesday between the Astros and Tigers is a meeting of two of the American League's three division leaders, with the stretch run looming. And playoff seeding could be in play.
As records stand today, the Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) would be the No. 1 playoff seed, while the Tigers (AL Central) would be the No. 2 seed. As such, both teams would get a first-round bye in the postseason and, thus, advance straight to the best-of-five AL Division Series.
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Astros Select Tayler Scott, Designate Jordan Weems For Assignment
The Astros have selected righty Tayler Scott to the roster, with fellow righty Jordan Weems designated for assignment. Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle was among those to relay the moves.
Weems was just selected to Houston’s roster a few days ago. Since then, he has made two appearances for the club. The first one went fine, as he tossed a scoreless inning against the Orioles on Friday. The Astros put him back on the mound yesterday, which led to a far worse outing. They were already losing 7-0 to the O’s through seven innings when they sent Weems in there. He faced seven batters but only retired one of them, surrendering three walks and three hits. Five runs came around to score as the club eventually lost 12-0.
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