The Detroit Tigers started their series off with a 6-2 win over the New York Yankees yesterday. Reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will take the ball today as he will face Carlos Carrasco for the Yankees. Skubal has struggled to start the season, going 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA, a 1.50 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in 10.2 innings. He will be pitching today without a hit catcher as the Tigers placed Jake Rogers on the injured list with left oblique tightness. They selected the contract of catcher Tomas Nido from Triple-A Toledo. To make room on the 40-man roster for Nido, Wenceel Perez was moved to the 60-day injured list.
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Jake Rogers
Rogers, through six games this season, is hitting .222 with a .697 OPS. He has a triple, three runs scored, and four walks. He is in his fifth season with the Tigers, who acquired him in the Justin Verlander trade. In 288 games, he’s a .202 hitter with a .664 OPS. He has 35 doubles, five triples, 41 home runs, 110 RBI, 121 runs scored, three stolen bases, and 78 walks. Rogers is praised for his defense, which has a .995 career fielding percentage. This season, he has a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Tomas Nido
Nido has appeared in six games for Toledo, hitting .160 with a .542 OPS. He has a double, a home run, four RBI, two runs scored, and two walks. Last season with the Mets and Cubs in 49 games he hit .192 with a .534 OPS. He had four doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, 14 runs scored, and five walks.
