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

The Detroit Tigers were scheduled to take on the Houston Astros Monday night in the Motor City with offseason acquisition Jack Flaherty expected to take the mound against Spencer Arrighetti of the Astros.

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.

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 with Perez winning a personal 10-pitch battle.

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Currently, Detroit is first in the AL Central, 8.5 games up on the Cleveland Guardians. The Astros are first in the AL West, one game in front of the Seattle Mariners. The ‘Stros won two of three against the Tigers in Houston back in April.

The Detroit Tigers were in the midst of their roughest stretch of the season right around the time of the All-Star break, dropping 12 out of 13 games and seemin

The Tigers welcome Houston to Motown after taking three of four from the Twins in Minneapolis. After sputtering to open the month, Detroit is 7-3 in their last ten and 8.5 games ahead of Cleveland in the Central Division. Yesterday the Tigers gave up eight runs in the first four innings and were blasted by the Twins 8-1.

Carlos Correa's confidence is not shaken one bit despite the Astros' brutal 10-0 loss against the Tigers on Monday.