Astros vs Tigers best bet: Charlie Morton Over 5.5 strikeouts (+122) The Detroit Tigers went out and acquired Charlie Morton at the trade deadline from the Baltimore Orioles.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball as Kevin McGonigle Keeps Showing Detroit Tigers, Fans Why He Is Baseball's No. 2 Prospect. The Detroit Tigers seem to be keeping the seat warm until their top prospect, Kevin McGonigle, arrives to claim his starting spot in the infield.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty looked different against the Astros in his best start of the 2025 season, throwing seven scoreless innings.

Detroit is in a good spot for a first-round bye, but there are still too many teams within shouting distance to fully relax. In the National League, the Brewers are a full five games ahead of the Tigers, while the Phillies, Cubs, and Dodgers are all within two games of Detroit.

The Houston Astros have been shut out in back-to-back games, but they remain 1.5 games up on the Seattle Mariners in the AL West heading into their series final

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.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Comerica Park, and fans have noticed some new additions to the Detroit Tigers’ game day experience — including a fresh voice on the public address system.

The Tigers, who played their first season in 1901, are in the midst of their longest drought ever without a World Series.