Detroit Tigers (0-3) at Seattle Mariners (2-2)
Game 1:
Date: Monday, March 31
Time: 9:40 pm EST
Broadcast: FDSNDT/RSNW
Game 2:
Date: Tuesday, April 1
Time: 9:40 PM
Broadcast: FDSNDT/RSNW
Game 3:
Date: Wednesday, April 2
Time: 4:10 PM
Broadcast: FDSNDT/RSNW
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Jackson Jobe (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Emerson Hancock (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Jobe is making his first big league debut in the middle game. In two appearances last season, he didn’t allow a run and gave up just one hit. He walked one and struck out two. Hancock gets the ball for the Mariners. He went 4-4 last season with a 4.75 ERA, a 5.69 FIP, a 1.34 WHIP, and a 5.8 K/9.
Game 2: Casey Mize (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Logan Gilbert (0-0, 1.29 ERA)
Mize gets the series started for the Tigers. He was 2-6 last season with a 4.49 ERA, a 3.95 FIP, a 1.47 WHIP, and a 6.9 K/9. Gilbert on Opening Day went seven innings, allowing one run on two hits. He didn’t issue a walk and struck out eight.
Game 3: Tarik Skubal (0-1, 7.20 ERA) vs. Luis Castillo (0-1, 3.60 ERA)
Skubal faced a tough Dodgers team on Opening Day. He went five innings, giving up four runs on six hits. Skubal walked one and struck out two. Castillo, in his first start, went five innings, giving up two runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out four.
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Player To Watch:
Detroit Tigers
Spencer Torkelson this season is hitting .444 with a 1.532 OPS. He has a double, a home run, an RBI, and three runs scored. He’s faced the Mariners nine times in his career, hitting .265 with a .747 OPS. He has two home runs, four RBI, and seven runs scored. Last season in six meetings, he hit .182 with a .399 OPS. He had an RBI, and two runs scored.
Seattle Mariners
Jorge Polanco is hitting .500 with a 1.300 OPS. He has a home run, three RBI, and a run scored. He’s faced the Tigers 110 times in his career, hitting .287 with a .804 OPS. He has 23 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs, 60 RBI, and 56 runs scored. Polanco last season in five games hit .188 with a .568 OPS. He had two RBI and a run scored.
Next Up:
Detroit: April 4-April 6 vs. Chicago White Sox
Seattle: April 4-April 6 at San Francisco Giants
