{"id":673822,"date":"2026-04-12T05:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673822\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T05:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:12:35","slug":"tigers-look-to-upset-marlins-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673822\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers Look to Upset Marlins at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA cubist interpretation of the upcoming Marlins-Tigers matchup captures the strategic complexity and competitive energy of the game.Today in Detroit<\/p>\n

The Detroit Tigers (5-9) welcome the Miami Marlins (8-6) to Comerica Park on Sunday afternoon. The Marlins are favored at -196 on the moneyline, while the Tigers are +162 underdogs. Miami’s Sandy Alcantara and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal are the scheduled starting pitchers.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

This interleague matchup features two teams heading in opposite directions early in the season. The Marlins have gotten off to a strong 8-6 start and are looking to continue their winning ways, while the Tigers are struggling at 5-9 and need a win to get back on track.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The Marlins have been paced by a balanced offensive attack, ranking 6th in MLB with 4.8 runs per game. They’ve hit 10 home runs and have a .404 team slugging percentage. On the mound, Miami’s pitching staff has a 3.48 team ERA, led by Alcantara’s 3.59 ERA in his career. The Tigers, meanwhile, are hitting just .235 as a team and have a 4.00 staff ERA. Skubal has a 3.07 career ERA for Detroit.<\/p>\n

The game is scheduled for Sunday, April 12, 2026.First pitch is set for 1:10 PM local time in Detroit.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Sandy Alcantara<\/p>\n

The Marlins’ starting pitcher, who has a 3.59 ERA and 949 strikeouts in his MLB career.<\/p>\n

Tarik Skubal<\/p>\n

The Tigers’ starting pitcher, who has a 3.07 career ERA and 905 strikeouts in 783 innings.<\/p>\n

Miami Marlins<\/p>\n

The Marlins are an 8-6 team so far this season, led by a balanced offensive attack and a pitching staff with a 3.48 team ERA.<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers<\/p>\n

The Tigers are struggling at 5-9 on the year, hitting just .235 as a team and with a 4.00 staff ERA.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to find a way to get back on track at home this weekend against a tough Marlins team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 A.J. Hinch, Tigers Manager<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Tigers and Marlins will wrap up their three-game series on Monday afternoon in Detroit.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This matchup pits a Marlins team off to a strong start against a struggling Tigers squad looking to turn things around at home. The outcome could provide an early indication of which direction these two teams are headed in the 2026 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of the upcoming Marlins-Tigers matchup captures the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":673823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2395],"tags":[5,1816,778,58,4171,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-673822","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-marlins","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-marlins","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-marlins","12":"tag-miamimarlins","13":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116390026001277059","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/673823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}