TODAY’S GAME: The Astros and Tigers will play the finale of this 4-game series this afternoon at Comerica Park in Detroit.
DET area native RHP Hunter Brown (1-0) will start for the Astros vs. Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (1-8).
Tiger Hunter: Brown is 3-0 in 7 career app. (6 GS) vs. DET with a 2.29 ERA (10ER/39.1IP) and 2-0 in 4 app. (3 GS) Comerica Park with a 2.05 ERA (5 ER/22.1IP) and 29 K’s.
ROAD TRIPPIN: Today is the finale of the Astros 7-game road trip (4-2 thus far).
They were 2-1 at TOR on the 1st stop of the trip and are 2-1 with 1 game left to play here in DET.
Road Recovery: The Astros are 14-8 in their last 3 road trips combined.
They are 20-14 on the road since going 1-9 on their 1st road trip of the 2026 season.
ASTROS-TIGERS: The Astros are 4-2 vs. DET this season and have clinched the season series.
Following today’s game, the 2 clubs will have played play all 7 of their scheduled games between June 15-28.
In 2025, the Astros and Tigers finished with identical 87-75 records, with the Tigers earning the final AL Wild Card spot due to winning the season series vs. HOU.
Recent Success: Since 2022, the Astros are 20-11 vs. DET with a 9-5 record here at Comerica Park.
BROTHER BROWN: Detroit-area native RHP Hunter Brown (1-0) will make his 5th start of the season today and his 2nd vs. the Tigers.
Brown faced the Tigers on June 16 at Daikin Park in what was his 1st start after a lengthy stint on the IL (rt shoulder strain).
In that return start, he allowed just 1 run on 3 hits in 5.2 innings of work with 7 strikeouts, ending up with a ND in a 4-2 Astros win.
Brown’s most recent start came on Monday at TOR, which was the 1st game of the current road trip…in that start, he had ND (3 IP, 1 ER), being was after 3.0 innings due to an elevated pitch count (85).
Overall in 2026, Brown has been strong in his 4 starts with a 1.40 ERA (3ER/19.1IP) while allowing just 12 hits in 19.1 IP (.176 opp. avg.) with 24 strikeouts.
2025 Review: Brown had an outstanding season in 2025, going 12-9 with a 2.43 ERA, earning All-Star honors and a 3rd-place finish in the AL Cy Young voting.
YESTERDAY’S RECAP: The Astros rallied from a 6-4 deficit after 6.0 innings for an 8-6, come-from-behind victory over the Tigers yesterday afternoon.
A 3-run 8th inning was the key, which flipped a 6-5 deficit into an 8-6 lead.
Isaac Paredes 2-run double in that 8th inning snapped a 6-6 tie…RHP AJ Blubaugh (4-2) earned the win in relief.
LHP Josh Hader hurled a scoreless 9th for his 7th save in as many chances.
The Astros tallied 15 hits in the win, led by Christian Walker (4×5, 2 2B) and Jeremy Peña (3×5, 2 RBI).
Cam Smith added a 2-run HR.
RECENT STROS: The Astros have won 4 of 5, 5 of 7 and 8 of their last 11 games.
Junebugs: The Astros 14-10 record in June is tops in the AL.
WINNING THE CLOSE CALLS: The Astros are 9-4 in 1-run games and 17-10 in 2-run games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Astros arrived in DET having won 4 consecutive series for the 1st time in 2026, posting an 8-4 record in those series.
The last time that the Astros won that many series in a row was when they won 5 straight, from June 20-July 6 of last season (went 12-3 in that stretch).
THE SLOW TURNAROUND: After a slow start to the season, the Astros are 21-13 since May 21, which is the best record in the AL in that span.
PEN PALS: The Astros bullpen continued to roll yesterday, allowing just 1 run in 5.1 innings in the 8-6, comeback win.
Since May 15, the Astros bullpen has been one of the best in the AL, posting a 2.64 ERA (43ER/147.1P) in that span.
The Astros are 24-16 since May 15.
In the 1st three games of the current series, the Astros pen has allowed just 2 ER in 13.1 IP for a 1.35 ERA.
STREAK SNAPPED: LHP Steven Okert had his scoreless innings streak snapped yesterday at 17.1 innings.
His streak is the longest scoreless streak by an Astros hurler this season and the 3rd-longest by a reliever in the Majors this season.
The streak was from May 23-June 26 (allowed just 9 hits during the 17.1 inning streak).
MVP-CALIBER: Yordan Alvarez has had a torrid 1st half to his season, currently leading all of baseball with a 1.045 OPS.
Additionally, he leads the AL in SLG (.619), OBP (.427) and TB (185), is T-1st in HR (25), 2nd in batting avg. (.314), T-2nd in and runs scored (57) and T-4th in RBI (56).
Alvarez, who was the AL Player of the Month for May, is hitting .349 (29×83) in June with 5 HR and 17 RBI with a 1.033 OPS (.455 OBP/.578 SLG).
ALL-STAR UPDATE: Per MLB’s update on Thursday, Yordan Alvarez’ 2,911,655 fan votes were tops among all DH’s and the 2nd-most overall in the AL.
The second phase of fan voting begins Monday, June 29th and features the top two vote-getters at each position.
Phase 2 voting concludes at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, July 2nd.
Alvarez has been an All-Star 3 times thus far in his career.
Since 2017, the Astros’ 37 All-Star selections are tops in the AL in that span.
HADERADE: In his 11 appearances since coming of the IL on June 3, opponents are just 2×35 off LHP Josh Hader.
For the season, Hader has posted a 0.82 ERA (1ER/11IP) and is 7-for-7 in save opportunities (.057 opp. avg., .036 WHIP).
TAPPING FOR SUCCESS: Astros batters have won an MLB-best 58 ABS challenges and lead the Majors in challenge success rate (60%).
Isaac Paredes (9-for-9) has the most successful challenges in the Majors without losing one.
Jose Altuve has been successful on 14-of-20 challenges (70%), ranking 2nd in the Majors in successful challenges.
IN THE DAYTIME: The Astros have won their last 4 day games and are 17-16 overall in the daytime in 2026.
HOME-COOKIN: Following today’s game, the Astros will return to HOU for a 6-game homestand, during which they will host MIN (3G) and TB (3G), respectively.
ROSTER MOVE: Effective today, the Astros have recalled RHP Miguel Ullola (#66) from Triple A Sugar Land.
RHP Kai-Wei Teng was optioned to Triple A following yesterday’s game.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Sunday, June 28, 12:40 p.m. CT
Location: Commerica Park, Detroit, MI
TV: Space City Home Network
Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
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