Duel in Detroit, Drama in the Desert

Round 1 of Astros–Tigers was completely one-sided in favor of the home team. But Round 2? That’s set up to be a heavyweight duel. Two of the top pitchers in the American League face off, including the presumptive Cy Young favorite.

Later, we head to the Sonoran Desert, where the struggling Diamondbacks — amid clubhouse drama — host the surging Guardians, who continue their push for a Wild Card spot.

📺 Today's TV Games

  • ⚾ Houston Astros @ Detroit Tigers – TBS
  • ⚾ Cleveland Guardians @ Arizona Diamondbacks – MLB Network

🎯 Pick'em 10 (6:40pm ET/3:40pm PT)

⚾ Houston @ Detroit

It doesn’t get much better than Hunter Brown vs. Tarik Skubal on national TV. Both are among the league’s elite, with nearly identical numbers:

  • Brown: 2.45 ERA / 2.92 FIP / 10.32 K/9
  • Skubal: 2.42 ERA / 2.26 FIP / 11.23 K/9

Brown had a “rough” July while Skubal is navigating the dog days of August, but “rough” here really just means “not perfect.”

Skubal has some history against this Astros lineup, with José Altuve, Mauricio Dubón, and Jeremy Peña all carrying OPS marks above 1.000 against him. Brown, on the other hand, will need to contain Kerry Carpenter, Colt Keith, and Riley Greene.

🔹 Hunter Brown – Over/Under 4.5 Hits Allowed

🔹 Jeremy Peña – Over/Under 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs

🔹 Cam Smith – Over/Under 0.5 Hits

🔹 Tarik Skubal – Over/Under 1.5 Earned Runs Allowed

🔹 Gleyber Torres – Over/Under 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI

🔹 Zach McKinstry – Over/Under 0.5 Hits

⚾ Cleveland @ Arizona

Most of the chatter tonight will likely center on the Ketel Marte PTO drama swirling in the Arizona clubhouse. This pitching matchup does not have the stats to steal the show — but it could if we get a slugfest.

Both starters have ERAs creeping over 5.00 in recent outings, suggesting plenty of offense. José Ramírez owns a .259 AVG / .878 OPS against Eduardo Rodríguez, while Corbin Carroll has a 1.000 OPS in just 3 at-bats against Tanner Bibee

🔹 Tanner Bibee – Over/Under 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed

🔹 José Ramírez – Over/Under 0.5 Runs

🔹 Eduardo Rodríguez – Over/Under 5.5 Hits Allowed

🔹 Ketel Marte – Over/Under 0.5 Runs

🏆 Pick’em 5 Margin (9:40pm ET/6:40pm PT)

⚾ Cleveland @ Arizona

(See full game breakdown above)

🔸 José Ramírez – Hits + Runs + RBIs

🔸 Steven Kwan – Hits + Runs + RBIs

🔸 Angel Martínez – Hits + Runs + RBIs

🔸 Ketel Marte – Hits + Runs + RBIs

🔸 Corbin Carroll – Hits + Runs + RBIs