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The Detroit Tigers head to Kissimmee to face the Astros in their only trip to Houston’s Spring Training complex. Yesterday Detroit dropped their third game of the spring, 5-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates in Lakeland.
Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros — 1:05 PM EST
Osceola County Stadium–Kissimmee, Fla.
TV: CSH-TV in Houston (Can be viewed with a subscription to MLB.TV). MLB Network will be replaying Houston’s feed Thursday at 10 a.m.
Radio: 1270 AM in Detroit (click for radio affiliates)
Live Stats: MLB Gameday
Weather Forecast: 81 degrees, 40 percent chance of rain
When We Last Met
Last Saturday, the Astros visited Lakeland and the Tigers came out victorious with the help of three strong innings from Kyle Lobstein, who was starting in place of Justin Verlander. Kyle’s turn in the rotation would have come tomorrow, but Verlander will be making his first start of the spring in Lakeland against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Tigers Lineup
Tigers lineup for WEDNESDAY: Kinsler, Crowe, Martinez, Avila, Kelly, Lennerton, Castellanos, Perez, Carrera.
— Chris Iott (@Chris_Iott) March 4, 2014
Max Scherzer gets the start.