The Astros (88-73) are in the playoffs for an eighth straight year, and won the AL West for the seventh time in that span. The Tigers (86-75) snapped a decade-long postseason drought, with a stunning surge over the season’s final two months.

The Houston Astros will meet baseball’s hottest team in the first round of the postseason in a series that features Astros managers past and present. Houston will oppose the Detroit Tigers in a best-of-three wild-card round series beginning Tuesday at Minute Maid Park.

The Tigers arrived at Comerica Park on Sunday morning with bags at their lockers and the team plane waiting at Metro Airport but without a destination, their American League Wild Card Series matchup pending Sunday afternoon’s results.

It's a very familiar face in October, the Astros, versus the surging Tigers, who are making their first playoff appearance in 10 years.

The Houston Astros begin another postseason run Tuesday when they host the Detroit Tigers in the American League wild-card round. The best-of-three series, with all of the games played at Minute Maid Park from Tuesday to Thursday,

How to watch the Astros vs. Tigers Wild Card Series game with tickets, TV channel and live streaming information.