Rays vs Tigers Prediction
The Tampa Bay Rays will play the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of their series on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Tampa Bay won the first game in this series by a score of 8-0 on Friday night. The Rays continue to play well over their last nine games and it looks like they are out of their slump. Detroit was able to compete in the AL Central for a few months, but they have really taken a step back recently. Can the Rays make it two in a row?
Rays Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays are 67-45 this season and they have won five of their last seven games. Tampa Bay is coming off of a series win against the Yankees on the road, where they won two out of three games. The Rays have pitched very well in their last few games, allowing two runs or fewer in four of their last five. The Tampa Bay pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and a .228 opponent batting average this year. The Rays offense has scored 581 runs with a .254 batting average and a .327 on base percentage. Isaac Paredes is batting .259 with 21 home runs and 65 RBI’s for the Rays. The projected starting pitcher for Tampa Bay is Aaron Civale, who is 5-2 with a 2.34 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP over 77.0 innings pitched this season.
Tigers Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 48-61 this season and they have lost seven of their last nine games. Detroit is coming off of a series split with the Pirates, where they won one game and lost one game. The Detroit pitching staff has a 4.50 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and a .247 opponent batting average. The Tigers offense has scored 424 runs with a .231 batting average and a .298 on base percentage this season. Spencer Torkelson is batting .226 with 15 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Tigers. The projected starting pitcher for Detroit is Tarik Skubal, who is 1-1 with a 4.57 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP over 21.2 innings pitched this year.
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Matchup/League Facts
The Tampa Bay Rays ranks 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.229).
The Tampa Bay Rays ranks 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (841).
The Detroit Tigers ranks 4th in the league for walks allowed this season (301).
The Detroit Tigers ranks T10th in the league for triples this season (17).
Pick
Detroit didn’t put up much of a fight in Game 1 of this series and their offense completely disappeared. Tampa Bay has won all four games against Detroit this season and they have out scored them by a total of 29-3. The Tigers will turn to Tarik Skubal to try and flip the script on the Rays in this game. Skubal has allowed 11 earned runs in his last three starts (13.2 IP). Tampa Bay is starting Aaron Civale, who has allowed five earned runs in his last five starts (31.1 IP). Civale has dominated opposing hitters this season and I think he will have another great outing against a poor hitting Detroit team. Take the Rays here.
