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.

The Tigers are roaring again. On Monday, they rolled over their closest competitor in the race for a postseason first-round bye, using home runs from Wenceel Pérez, Riley Greene, Trey Sweeney and Colt

Finnegan and the Tigers have a chance to make a statement against the Astros on Monday night in a game that fans hope will remind them of last year’s postseason, which should also serve as a litmus test for Detroit heading toward 2025’s second season.

Framber Valdez (11-6, 3.01 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 151 strikeouts); Tigers: Charlie Morton (8-10, 5.20 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 122 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -132, Tigers +111; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros,

The Tigers take down the Astros 10-0.