Spencer Arrighetti gets the start as Houston opens a seven-game road trip in Detroit against the  Tigers, who lead the AL Central.

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.

Plus notes on the team's pitching woes and Jesús Sánchez feeling "weird" during his slump since joining the team.

The best two records among division champs in each league get a first-round bye, while the third has to play in a best-of-three wild-card series.

Both the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers are atop their divisions entering Monday night’s action, but the Tigers have a much bigger cushion in the AL Central

The Astros had won three consecutive series before losing two of three to the Orioles, the last-place team in the AL East.

Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier left Sunday's 12-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles after three innings because of an illness, and he was replaced by Shawn Dubin in the fourth inning after the veteran allowed three hits and a run with two strikeouts.

The Houston Astros visit the Detroit Tigers Monday, as the AL foes tussle in the opener of a 3-game set between division leaders.

Cristian Javier pitched five innings for a win in his first start in over a year after Tommy John surgery. He goes again against the Orioles.

Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud joked around after wearing a Seattle Mariners hat during a post-game interview.

Ahead of Saturday's preseason tilt with the Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans third-year quarterback C.J. Stroud made a decision he might soon want to forget.

Astros general manager Dana Brown provides some crucial updates to key pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia.