Astros vs. Tigers matchup set in AL Wild-Card series
The Astros’ last game of the season was rained out and will not be rescheduled, with the playoffs set to start on Tuesday. The Houston Astros are set to clash with the Detroit Tigers in a thrilling 3-game Wild Card series, with both teams riding high on their second-half season momentum. Can the Astros capitalize on their past success against Tigers’ pitcher Tarik Skubal?
This episode breaks down the key pitching matchups, including Framber Valdez for the Astros, and explores the intriguing dynamic of former Astros manager AJ Hinch now leading the Tigers. Plus, get the latest on Yordan Alvarez’s potential return to the roster as he gears up for batting practice. With Michael Kay Yankees commentator to be on the call all 3 games on ABC, this series promises to be a must-watch.
Tune in for an in-depth analysis of the Astros’ strategy and the impact of these pivotal games. Don’t miss out on the expert insights and exciting discussions that could shape the postseason landscape.
0:00 Intro
0:01 AJ Hinch’s Return to Houston
3:29 Astros’ Postseason Resilience
6:13 Astros’ Playoff Strategy and Roster Updates
7:29 Houston Astros’ Playoff Strategy and Synergy
12:22 Sugar Land Space Cowboys’ Championship Victory
14:41 Joe Espada’s Leadership Philosophy
22:09 Michael Kay’s Controversial Commentary
25:28 Tariq Scuba’s Performance Against the Astros
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25 comments
Tuesday mid day playoff game….?!? Cmon MLB some folks have jobs.
Anything that can happen in a 3 game series.
I can't lie , Detroit was the 1 team I was hoping to avoid. AJ always seems to be able to make us regret letting him go.
Congratulations Eric!!!
Iknow skubal is going to be great. Not as great as framber tho
Thanks MLB I can watch both games before work!
Hinch is overrated. Astros sweep
Royals are in the Central, NOT in the same division as the Yankees.
The 3-game playoff format is patently unfair. After a LONG season it's best TWO of THREE. It should be 3 of 5. The division championship should be FOUR of SEVEN. The World Series should be best FIVE of nine. This would require about 9 more days in the season. MLB should expand the rosters by ONE or TWO players. There should be FEWER TRAVEL days which means longer HOME STANDS and ROAD TRIPS. This would cut down these 9 extra days. Possibly there should be two required double headers. With an expanded regular season roster by two more players, this would accomodate the fewer off dates.
We as fans are so used to having they bye that this playoffs is going to feel like a journey if they make to the end
This series is potentially very problematic for the Stros. I’m much more worried about this series then the next one for sure
Tiger fan here, congrats Eric! and even we did not have this, it came out of nowhere, our guy Scott, the locked on tigers guy he is shocked too! The one thing though, the the last time you saw the Tigers, it was a different team and before the young guys came up but other way is true in that a lot of those new guys you didn't see, are not familiar with Minute Made Park, probably a sweep for the Astros but, these Tigers will come back late but might not have enough to finish it
Oh, this team has some issues with left handed starting pitching
If you do get Scott from Locked On TIgers, ask about Parker Meadows, he is brother of Austin Meadows and he has been a bit of an x factor, some of the Astros fans might want to take a look at him when they go to Houston
Houston has the playoff experience, that helps a lot. This is Detroit's first time back in ten years.
Please don’t beat us up too bad after all we’re young naive pups . Let us get 2 or hits , deal ? Deal !
Better win the first one this series could go wrong asap
Let's Go Tiger's !!!
I wanted to see Jose Ramirez get to 40/40. It's a shame it got canceled.
Go tigers!
Hinch's Revenge is coming soon. lol
Go Gritty Tigers!!!
Go Tigers!! 🧹🧹
Wasn't there a guy in the movie "Field of Dreams" who was on a major league roster but never got into a game or something like that? Could the guy the Astros called up to pitch in the final regular season game but got rained out be the next one like him? 🥶
If the Astros don't win it all then I'll root for my 2nd favorite team as I grew up in Michigan rooting for the tigers I moved to Houston in 1983 and the tigers win the world series in 1984 but make no mistake the Astros are my team I noticed your lions helmet in the background as I was wondering why you had a lions helmet
I listen to other podcasts & hear what they say about their teams. The "we're the hottest team" gets thrown around a lot. Of course I've heard it from sports analysts from Tigers & now Astros, but I've also heard that very recently said about the Mets & Padres. I wouldn't doubt that there's more teams that get labeled as the hottest.