The Detroit Tigers went 10-3 over the last two weeks to earn their first playoff berth in ten years. The Houston Astros are making their eighth straight postseason appearance. Detroit will sendTarik Skubal to the mound. He is 18-4, with a 2.39 ERA while Houston will counter with Framber Gomez. Gomez went 15-7 with a 2.91 ERA this season. The Tigers have the second best team ERA at 3.61. Their bullpen had a 3,55 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. Skubal was unbeatable down the stretch going 6-0 with a 1.94 ERA in his last 9 starts. He was 1-1, with a 4.26 ERA in 2 games against the Astros and in his career he is 1-1, 3.16 ERA in 4 games. Houston also closed strong winning 11 of their last 16 games. Houston ranked 6th in team ERA at 3.74. The Houston bullpen was fourth in the AL with a 3.66 ERA. Valdez went 2-2 over his final six starts of the season but had a 1.86 ERA over those games. He has allowed three earned runs or less in 16 of his last 17 starts. This season he was 1-0, with a 2.57 ERA in 1 game against detroit, and 2-2, 2.49 ERA in 8 games. During the regular season, Houston took four of six from Detroit. The Astros were 19-9 when Gomez started and the Tigers were 21-10 in games Skubal started and 7-2 over his last nine. Houston is the better team all around but Detroit is the hottest team at the moment with the best pitcher going today. This is the best chance for the Tigers to steal a game and if they do they may ride the momentum to an early upset.

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