The Detroit Tigers are currently in the middle of a three-game series against the New York Mets. In the first game on Monday, the Tigers took the first game in what was a pitcher’s duel that saw Reese Olson and Sean Manaea go toe to toe. The Tigers eventually won the game in extra innings 5-0. Tuesday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather, leading to a schedule of Wednesday and Thursday playing the games. Today’s game was canceled earlier today due to the Northeast dealing with a Nor’easter leading to the scheduling of a doubleheader on Thursday with the first game set at 12:10 PM EST and the second game at 3:40 PM EST. With the doubleheader the Tigers and Mets rosters will expand to 27 players and the Tigers made the decision instead of Tarik Skubal they would make a call-up pushing Skubal to pitch the Tigers home opener. The Tigers today decided to call up RHP Matt Manning from Triple-A Toledo. So tomorrow’s pitching schedule will be Casey Mize making his return to the mound for the first time since 2022 in game one while Manning will get game two.
Pitching Matchups
Game 1: Casey Mize (0-0, 0.00) vs Adrian Houser (0-0, 0.00)
Game 2: Matt Manning (0-0, 0.00) vs. Jose Butto (0-0, 0.00)
Matt Manning By The Numbers
Manning was drafted by the Tigers with the ninth overall pick in the 2016 draft out of Sheldon High School in Sacramento, CA. He made his major league debut with Detroit on June 17, 2021, against the Los Angeles Angels going five innings giving up two runs on four hits; he walked two and struck out three. He picked up his first win in his very next outing against the St. Louis Cardinals going 5.2 innings giving up two runs on five hits; he walked two and struck out one. In the Tigers system, he had made 87 starts going 24-21 with a 3.35 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and 478 strikeouts in 395 innings. With the Tigers throughout his career, he has made 45 starts going 11-14 with a 4.37 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and 155 strikeouts in 226.1 innings. Last season he spent time between Triple-A Toledo and the Tigers, with Toledo he made three starts going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, a 1.84 WHIP, and nine strikeouts in 8.2 innings. With the Tigers he made 15 starts going 5-4 with a 3.58 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 50 strikeouts in 78 innings. This season he got the ball on Opening Day for the Toledo Mud Hens picking up the win going five innings and giving up one run on three hits; he walked one and struck out seven.
Up Next
After tomorrow’s two games, the Tigers will have their home opener on Friday which will have Tarik Skubal on the mound against the Oakland A’s who are coming off being swept by the Red Sox. On Saturday Kenta Maeda will get the ball and in the finale, Jack Flaherty will get the ball before the Tigers hit the road again for a two-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
