The Detroit Tigers evened their three-game road series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night despite a shaky start from Tarik Skubal. Thanks to some late-inning heroics from Riley Greene, the good guys ultimately emerged with a 5-4 victory.
The win maintained the Motor City Kitties’ 1.5-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies for the best record in baseball while tacking a half-game onto their lead in the American League Central over the Minnesota Twins, giving them a five-game advantage in the division.
Offensively, Detroit ranks seventh in the majors in batting average (.259) and on-base percentage (.330), and sixth in slugging (.423), which adds up to a fifth-ranked OPS of .753. Pitching-wise, the Tigers are sixth in ERA (3.37), eighth in WHIP (1.18) and tied for seventh in batting average against (.229) with the New York Mets.
Speaking of pitching, Brant Hurter gets a shot at starting for the visitors due to some injuries in the rotation, while the home team sends Andre Pallante to the bump. Here is how they match up.
Detroit Tigers (32-17) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (27-22)
Time (ET): 1:15 p.m.
Place: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
SB Nation Site: Viva El Birdos
Media: FanDuel Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Game 50 Pitching Matchup
Player
IP
K%
BB%
FIP
fWAR
Player
IP
K%
BB%
FIP
fWAR
Hurter
23.0
23.9
5.7
3.87
0.0
Pallante
50.1
15.0
7.5
4.84
0.1
Game 50: LHP Brant Hurter (1-0, 2.35 ERA) vs. RHP Andre Pallante (4-2, 4.11 ERA)
HURTER
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PALLANTE
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