Current-feed record
+6wins for Astros
53% Astros · 47% Tigers
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 14-13 since 2023.
Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros All-Time Record
American League
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Astros lead Tigers57to46since 1998
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 7 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Astros lead 5-2
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1998 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros insights
Recent form
10-10last 20
Astros on a 2-game streak
Astros won 7-5 on Jun 28, 2026
Where it matters
2Postseason games
2 postseason games across 1 postseason since 2002.
Schedule context
- Astros built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 36 of 67 decided meetings (54%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 14-13, or 52% to Astros.
Tigers vs Astros postseason head-to-head record
Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros have met 103 times since 1998, 2 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Tigers 2-0
- 2 postseason games since 1998
- Playoff share
- 1.9%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 101
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
44W
50W
DET
HOU
47%53%
Detroit TigersHouston Astros
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jun 28
DET 5-7 HOU
HOUJun 27
DET 6-8 HOU
HOUJun 26
DET 8-0 HOU
DETJun 25
DET 1-2 HOU
HOUJun 17
HOU 4-2 DET
HOUJun 16
HOU 4-2 DET
HOUJun 15
HOU 3-9 DET
DETAug 20
DET 7-2 HOU
DETAug 19
DET 1-0 HOU
DETAug 18
DET 10-0 HOU
DET| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | DET | HOU | 5–7 | HOU |
| Jun 27, 2026 | DET | HOU | 6–8 | HOU |
| Jun 26, 2026 | DET | HOU | 8–0 | DET |
| Jun 25, 2026 | DET | HOU | 1–2 | HOU |
| Jun 17, 2026 | HOU | DET | 4–2 | HOU |
| Jun 16, 2026 | HOU | DET | 4–2 | HOU |
| Jun 15, 2026 | HOU | DET | 3–9 | DET |
| Aug 20, 2025 | DET | HOU | 7–2 | DET |
| Aug 19, 2025 | DET | HOU | 1–0 | DET |
| Aug 18, 2025 | DET | HOU | 10–0 | DET |
Last Meeting
Jun 28, 2026Final
DET
5
HOME
HOU
7
AWAY
Astroswon by2runs
Astros' 2nd straight in this series·Game 94 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Houston Astros: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.7 runs on average
3.7runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
DET-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200246.8%
HOU-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200253.2%
Last 10 Results
DET / HOU
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season92 games
42
50
Postseason2 games
2
0
Detroit Tigers Biggest Win
17–2+15 runs
May 4, 2013
Houston Astros Biggest Win
17–4+13 runs
Aug 27, 2023
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DET ↕ | HOU ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
All 15 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
21-27
DET
AWAY
23-23
HOU
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros all-time record, 1998 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 96
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 21 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 94 games from 2006 to 2026. History Lab: 96 Retrosheet games from 1998 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
DETHOU
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
DETHOU
44.8
151.0
67.7
239.6
47.9
350.0
47.9
454.2
52.1
545.8
35.4
638.5
53.7
755.2
48.9
845.7
48.7
966.2
75.0
EX25.0
- DET after scoring first
- 64.6%
- HOU after scoring first
- 72.9%
- Lead-change games
- 45.8%
- Beyond nine innings
- 8
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
21 runs
DET 4, HOU 17
Aug 27, 2023
Biggest margin
15 runs
HOU 2, DET 17
May 4, 2013
Longest game
14 innings
HOU 3, DET 7
May 2, 2013
Largest crowd
41,177
HOU 3, DET 2
Jul 17, 1999
Detroit Tigers largest comeback
3-run deficit
DET 11, HOU 6
Jul 15, 2000
Houston Astros largest comeback
6-run deficit
HOU 8, DET 6
Jul 15, 1999
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricDETHOU
Hits810808
Home runs109104
Walks285302
Strikeouts850707
Errors5549
Where the rivalry lived
- 0145games
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI
- 0245games
Minute Maid Park
Houston, TX
- 033games
Tiger Stadium
Detroit, MI
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
30.9%
Share of the 94 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
69.1%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.7.
Average total
8.6runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
53.2%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 57 | 37 | 60.6% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 49 | 45 | 52.1% |
| 9.5 | 33 | 61 | 35.1% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Houston Astros
50 W · 53.2%1.88
Detroit Tigers
44 W · 46.8%2.14
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
10%vs 30.9% full archive
-20.9% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
90%vs 69.1% full archive
+20.9% in the last 20
Average total
8.8 runsvs 8.6 runs full archive
+0.2 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2024 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Astros and Tigers in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros
What is the Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 2 games: Detroit Tigers have 2 wins and Houston Astros have 0 wins. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1998 through 2026.
How do recent Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Houston Astros lead the decided record 57-46. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1998 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Jun 8, 1998, when Houston Astros won 9-5 away to Detroit Tigers. The archive covers 96 meetings from 1998 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros have met 94 times in this archive, which covers the 2006 season onward.