Riley Greene's Detroit Tigers (12-10) and Amed Rosario's Tampa Bay Rays (12-11) will match up in the series opener on Monday, April 22 at Tropicana Field. The contest will start at 6:50 PM ET.

Information on how to watch Detroit's matchup against Tampa Bay can be found in the below article.

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Tigers vs. Rays Game Info

  • Date: Monday, April 22, 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

Tigers: Tarik Skubal

  • The Tigers will send Tarik Skubal (2-0) to the mound for his fifth start of the season. He is 2-0 with a 2.28 ERA and 26 strikeouts through 23 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The left-hander's last appearance was on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, when he tossed 6 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
  • The 27-year-old has put up a 2.28 ERA and 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season, while allowing a batting average of .165 to opposing hitters.
  • Skubal will aim to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He's averaging 5.8 frames per outing.

Rays: Zack Littell

  • Zack Littell (1-0 with a 2.14 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his fifth of the season.
  • His last time out came on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the right-hander went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing eight hits.
  • The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.14, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opponents have a .274 batting average against him.
  • Littell has one quality start under his belt this season.
  • Littell is looking to record his fourth start of five or more innings this year in this game.
  • In one of his four total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.

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Team Comparison

Tigers Rays
3.9 Runs Scored (PG) 4.0
3.8 Runs Allowed (PG) 4.8
.220 Batting AVG .245
.208 Batting AVG Against .248
15 Home Runs 18
23 Home Runs Allowed 30

Tigers Offensive Leaders

  • Greene is hitting .233 this year, with a .398 on-base percentage and a .438 slugging percentage. He has three home runs and eight RBI, plus 18 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 25.8%, and his walk rate is 21.5%.
  • In 2024, Mark Canha is batting .217, with a .792 OPS (.372 on-base, .420 slugging). He has three home runs and nine RBI, plus nine runs scored. His strikeout rate is 19.8%, and his walk rate is 15.1%.
  • Kerry Carpenter is hitting .318, with three home runs and 12 RBI, plus seven runs scored. His strikeout rate is 23.6%, and his walk rate is 4.2%. He has a .942 OPS (.366 on-base, .576 slugging).
  • The Tigers' Spencer Torkelson is batting .244, with a .664 OPS (.327 on-base, .337 slugging). He has no home runs and 10 RBI, plus 10 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 18.2%, and his walk rate is 10.1%.

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Rays Offensive Leaders

  • Rosario is hitting .351/.360/.527 this season with a walk rate of 1.3% and a K rate of 13.3%. Additionally, he's slammed two homers while driving in 12 runs and scoring seven times. Plus, he's stolen three bases on three attempts.
  • In 89 plate appearances, Isaac Paredes has posted a batting average of .263 with an OPS of .833 (.360 OBP; .474 SLG) this season, while cracking five dingers with 10 runs and 14 RBI. He's walking at a 10.1% clip and fanning 20.2% of the time.
  • This season, Harold Ramirez has put up a batting average of .268 with an OPS of .591 (.274 OBP; .317 SLG), while cracking one home run with 10 runs and 10 RBI. He's walking at a 1.2% clip and striking out 13.1% of the time. On the bases, he's pilfered two bags on two tries.
  • At the plate, the Rays' Yandy Diaz sports a .221/.265/.295 triple slash, and he's hit one homer with 10 runs scored and 10 RBI. He's walking and striking out 5.9% and 16.7% of the time, respectively.

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