Detroit Tigers start playoffs in Houston; Chandler Rome talks Astros, A.J. Hinch, Justin Verlander

The Detroit Tigers are ready to play against the Houston Astros in the American League wild-card series, a best-of-three matchup with all three games at Minute Maid Park in Houston. To preview the series, Astros beat writer Chandler Rome of The Athletic joins to discuss A.J. Hinch, Justin Verlander, Yordan Alvarez and many other topics. We also share the keys to the wild-card series and try to explain how the Tigers went on their 31-11 run to advance to the postseason. To wrap up, we provide our predictions for Tigers vs. Astros in the 2024 MLB playoffs. Follow Evan on X/Twitter here. Read Evan's most recent work here