The Tampa Bay Rays (12-12) and the Detroit Tigers (13-10) will match up on Tuesday, April 23 at Tropicana Field, with Ryan Pepiot starting for the Rays and Kenta Maeda toeing the rubber for the Tigers. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:50 PM ET.

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Rays vs. Tigers Game Info

  • Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
  • Time: 6:50 PM ET
  • TV: BSSUN
  • Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
  • Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Venue: Tropicana Field

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Pitching Matchup

Rays: Ryan Pepiot

  • Pepiot (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his fifth start of the season. He's put together a 4.37 ERA in 22 2/3 innings pitched, with 27 strikeouts.
  • The righty's last appearance was on Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he threw six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up three hits.
  • The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.37, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opposing hitters have a .190 batting average against him.
  • Pepiot will try to build upon a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.6 frames per appearance).

Tigers: Kenta Maeda

  • Maeda makes the start for the Tigers, his fifth of the season. He is 0-1 with a 7.64 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His most recent time out was on Thursday against the Texas Rangers, when the right-hander threw 2 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing seven hits.
  • The 36-year-old has amassed an ERA of 7.64, with 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opponents are hitting .292 against him.
  • Maeda is looking to record his second quality start of the year.
  • Maeda enters this matchup with two outings of five or more innings pitched this year.

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Team Comparison

Rays Tigers
3.9 Runs Scored (PG) 4.0
4.9 Runs Allowed (PG) 3.7
.243 Batting AVG .223
.250 Batting AVG Against .207
19 Home Runs 17
32 Home Runs Allowed 24

Rays Offensive Leaders

  • Amed Rosario is hitting .359 this year, with a .893 OPS (.367 on-base, .526 slugging). His strikeout rate is 13.9%, and his walk rate is 1.3%. He has two home runs and 12 RBI, plus seven runs scored and three steals on four attempts.
  • So far this season, Isaac Paredes is hitting .263, with a .355 on-base percentage and a .475 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 20.4%, and his walk rate is 9.7%. He has five home runs and 14 RBI, plus 10 runs scored.
  • Jose Caballero is hitting .284, with two home runs and 10 RBI, plus 10 runs scored and seven steals on 10 attempts. He has a .316 on-base percentage and a .459 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 25.9%, and his walk rate is 1.2%.
  • Also for the Rays, Yandy Diaz's batting average is .222, with a .264 on-base percentage and a .293 slugging percentage. He has one homer and 10 RBI, plus 10 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 16%, and his walk rate is 5.7%.

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Tigers Offensive Leaders

  • Mark Canha is hitting .247/.396/.479 this year with four home runs, 11 RBI and 11 runs. He's fanning 18.7% of the time and walking at a 14.3% clip.
  • In 98 plate appearances this season, the Tigers' Riley Greene has a .231/.388/.423 slash line, and he's smashed three dingers with 18 runs and eight RBI. He's walking and striking out 20.4% and 25.5% of the time, respectively.
  • So far this season, Kerry Carpenter, who owns a .310/.355/.563 slash line, has piled up seven runs, 13 RBI, and three dingers in 77 plate appearances. His walk rate is 3.9%, while his strikeout rate is 22.1%.
  • At the plate, Spencer Torkelson has put up a .231 average to go along with a .311 OBP and .319 SLG in 104 PAs. He's also cracked no homers with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored while posting a 19.2% strikeout rate and 9.6% walk rate.

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