Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros, 6:40 p.m.
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The Tigers are coming off a strong effort in the opening game of the series on Monday night. After a few scoreless innings, Detroit jumped out in front in the fourth before exploding for four runs in the following frame. The Tigers added four more runs in the seventh to pull away and grab a 10-0 victory.
Riley Greene is just one of several batters who should feast at the plate when Houston visits Detroit tonight, per our Astros vs. Tigers predictions for Monday, August 18, 2025.
Two division leaders in the American League face off on Tuesday night, as Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers host the Houston Astros and All-Star Hunter Brown.
On pace for their best win total in nearly 15 years, the Tigers’ revival has led to fans flocking to Comerica Park again to watch Detroit baseball. The Tigers (74-53) officially announced on Monday that the team surpassed their entire 2024 home attendance figure of 1,858,295 fans after getting through 64 home dates so far in 2025.
The Tigers are facing a decision on Baez’s role with the team moving forward. The switch-hitting Perez has been a pleasant surprise in his second season with the Tigers, posting a .266 batting average and .815 OPS throughout 66 games, and clearly looks to be the better center field option.
The Tigers' bats began to come alive in the fourth inning in support of Flaherty. Wenceel Perez blasted his 10th home run, off losing pitcher Spencer Arrighetti, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
AJ Hinch knows better than to take for granted the incredible support the Tigers have been getting from their fans.
Jack Flaherty struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Monday night.
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