Tigers starting Holton?

Seems odd he pitched to one batter yesterday he is not by any means a starter i would have expected in this series Tigers manager has balls i will say that. The guy has only won ten games in his entire career.

He's a plus reliever , he's got a pretty high WAR (wins above replacement),  this is how they've been winning.  AJ Hinch is using his gut feel and wants to save Mize and Olson as he probably doesn't want to throw them in the fire just yet.  They've won a lot of bullpen games 

Bullpen game 

Tigers are doing something right.

I think we get another low scoring game but I'm looking for others opinions. 

I'm betting on Detroit to light up Brown.  He stared badly in April , then got hot for most of the year, but I think he will flame out today, gl

Hunter Brown has a 3.01 ERA since July 1...that is excellent...And the Astros won't be facing the AL Cy Young Winner in Skubal...Sure Hinch is a great Manager, better than Houston's, but the Astros are at home, with the better roster, against a Detroit Bull Pen game and a quasi ace for Houston in a win or the season ends game... I am backing Houston on the Run Line -1.5...to get the job done and go to a game 3...Detroit may get a few off Brown, but the Houston bats better be hitting hard from the getgo, or else...No more Fing around for the Houston Astros...

Even if Holton pitches well he is not going more than 2 innings if you look at his stats so who is up next?  Bullpen game in the regular season is one thing but in the playoffs seems a little far fetched.

@clark17

 That have plenty of high leverage arms to go to after holton

Hilton is nice. 

Exactly..

Detroit is here because of pitching..

Love their chances in the next round 

I like tigers team total under? do you really expct them to light it up today?

They didn't light it up yesterday. 

@LonghornHoosier

Houston's pen is a hair behind Detroit's 

And they have a starting pitcher that will most likely go longer. 

Detroit's pen will be much more exposed.

If the Tigers win this game they have exposed the MLB and starting pitchers better be worried about their next contract its a team sport you can win with or without them for the record i do think the Tigers will lose this game and will waste a lot of their bullpen in the process but they look good after 4

@clark17

 You can only have so many players on a team. They need starters to eat up the 1458 innings a year.