The Detroit Tigers return home to the comfortable confines of Comerica Park on Tuesday, with a day off separating them from their recent, less-than-successful three-game stint at the Tampa Bay Rays this past weekend.
Next up are the Northern California Athletics, who arrive in the Motor City residing in the basement of the American League West, sitting 14 games behind the division-leading Houston Astros. They own the second-worst run differential in baseball (-127) and are tied for the third-most losses.
While the A’s bring in a two-game losing streak, they actually have six wins in their last 10 games, having swept the Kansas City Royals in three before splitting four with the Houston Astros; they dropped two of three to the Cleveland Guardians last weekend.
Meanwhile, Detroit holds a one-game lead for the best record in the majors over the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with an 8.5-game lead over the Guardians in the division. Its run differential of plus-82 ranks third among all teams.
Tuesday evening, the Tigers will send Tarik Skubal to the bump to open up the three-game set while the Athletics have Luis Severino taking the hill. Here is a look at how they match up.
Detroit Tigers (49-30) vs. Athletics (32-48)
Time (ET): 6:40 p.m.
Place: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
SB Nation Site: Athletics Nation
Media: FanDuel Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Game 80 Pitching Matchup
Player
IP
K%
BB%
FIP
fWAR
Player
IP
K%
BB%
FIP
fWAR
Skubal
96.0
32.1
3.3
1.91
3.9
Severino
95.2
15.9
7.2
3.74
1.7
Game 80: LHP Tarik Skubal (8-2, 2.06 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Severino (2-7, 4.42 ERA)
SKUBAL
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SEVERINO
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