Prop’s Analysis:
Caesar’s. Jack Flaherty is coming off an uninspiring spring in which he pitched to a 7.82 ERA. He’s built up to 81 pitches, but his last two outings saw him throw 9.2 innings, allowing 12 hits and 9 runs. Throughout his tenure as a Tiger, Flaherty has struggled the third time through the batting order (including an .817 OPS allowed last season), and in his first start, I don’t see Tigers manager AJ Hinch pushing him to do so today. The Padres are coming off two muted offensive outings against two of the baseball’s preeminent southpaws – but this offense profiles better against right handed pitching.