Tigers lineup:
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Nicholas Castellanos, 3B
3. Justin Upton, LF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Mikie Mahtook, CF
6. Victor Martinez, DH
7. James McCann, C
8. Andrew Romine, RF
9. Dixon Machado, SS
Jordan "Bad FA Signing" Zimmermann RHP
Bench: C Alex Avila, SS Jose Iglesias, OF Alex Presley.

astros lineup:
fisher lf
3 foot altuve 2b
reddick cf
gurriel 1b
gonzalez ss
beltran dh
mccann c
bregman 3b
aoki rf
keuchel lhp

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/07/tigers_astros_preview_jordan_z.html#incart_river_index
Tigers, Astros preview: Jordan Zimmermann faces tall task vs 9-0 Dallas Keuchel.
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http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...thy-keuchel-back-in-detroit/?topicId=26688732
Facing Astros, Zimmermann up against healthy Keuchel.
Tigers official site

http://www.espn.com/mlb/preview?gameId=370728106
Tigers vs. astros Game Preview.
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https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2017/DET201707280.shtml
Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros, at Comerica Park, July 28, 2017 Matchups, Tickets, Preview.
Baseball Reference

Detroit Tigers
RHP Jordan Zimmermann (6-8, 5.81 ERA)
19 GS, 105 1/3 IP, 130 H, 68 ER, 22 HR, 34 BB, 75 K, 5.56 FIP

Houston Astros
LHP Dallas Keuchel (9-0, 1.67 ERA)
11 GS, 75 2/3 IP, 48 H, 14 ER, 6 HR, 18 BB, 69 K, 3.12 FIP

The Astros have the best record in the AL and lead the AL West by 17 games. Their offense is first in the majors in runs (599), hits (1,031), home runs (165) and doubles (225).
Houston has three players in the top 10 in batting average in the AL as of Thursday. Jose Altuve leads the league at .365, while Carlos Correa, although recently injured, is fourth at .320. George Springer is ninth (.310).

Zimmermann lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his last start, allowing five runs on nine hits against the Twins.
Zimmermann is 2-3 with a 2.95 ERA in six starts against the Astros. He allowed four runs (two earned) in six innings against them this season.

Keuchel has allowed two runs or fewer in 10 of 11 starts this season, but hasn?t pitched since June 2 because of a neck injury.
Keuchel is 3-2 with a 4.30 ERA in six games (five starts) against the Tigers.

Notable Tigers against Keuchel: Ian Kinsler .286 (8 for 28, 1 HR), Miguel Cabrera .267 (4 for 15, 1 HR), Victor Martinez .400 (6 for 15, 1 HR).

Jose Iglesias, who has been the subject of trade rumors, is not in the lineup.
Dixon Machado is starting at shortstop for the Detroit Tigers in their series opener Friday night against the Houston Astros.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he wanted to get Machado at least one start this weekend, and tonight's matchup made the most sense.
Iglesias said he was healthy and was surprised not to be in the lineup. But he had not spoken directly with general manager Al Avila and had not been traded. At least not yet.
Andrew Romine will start in right field instead of Alex Presley with left-handed Dallas Keuchel on the mound for the Astros.

Things to know about this game
The Astros are hoping to get infielder Alex Bregman (right hamstring strain), outfielder George Springer (left quad strain) and relief pitcher Will Harris (right shoulder inflammation) back for this weekend's series.
Keuchel has thrown 23.9 percent of his pitches to the bottom edge of Statcast's detailed strike zone this season, ranking first among pitchers with at least 1,000 pitches. Of those pitches, 84.3 percent have been strikes, and batters have hit .181 against them.

Tigers outfielder Mikie Mahtook extended his career-best hitting streak to 11 games on Wednesday night, matching Nicholas Castellanos for the longest streak by a Tigers player this season.