The Detroit Tigers will continue their road trip to start the year heading to Long Island to take on the New York Mets. The Tigers are coming off a series sweep over the White Sox while the Mets are coming off being swept by the Milwaukee Brewers.
Detroit Tigers (3-0) vs. New York Mets (0-3)
Game 1:
Date: Monday, April 1
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Game 2:
Date: Tuesday, April 2
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Game 3:
Date: Wednesday, April 3
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Reese Olson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Sean Manaea (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Olson gets the first game of the series, this spring he made five appearances with four of them coming as starts going 0-2 with a 3.68 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts in 14.2 innings. Last season he made 21 appearances with 18 of those coming as starts going 5-7 with a 3.99 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 103 strikeouts in 103.2 innings. He has never faced the Mets in his career. Sean Manaea gets the ball for the Mets making his debut for them, this spring he made four starts going 2-2 with a 3.24 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts in 16.2 innings. Last season with the Giants he made 37 appearances with ten of those coming as starts going 7-6 with a 4.44 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and 128 strikeouts in 117.2 innings. He has made six starts against the Tigers in his career going 3-2 with a 3.98 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and 31 strikeouts in 31.2 innings.
Game 2: Casey Mize (0-0, 0.00 ERA)vs. Adrian Houser (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Mize gets the ball in the middle game for the Tigers. This is his first start in a regular season game since 2022, this spring he made six appearances with five of those coming as starts going 3-1 with a 2.21 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 20 strikeouts in 20.1 innings. He has never faced the Mets in his career. Houser will get the ball in the middle game for the Mets, he made four starts this spring going 0-2 with a 5.25 ERA, a 0.83 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts in 12 innings. Last season for the Milwaukee Brewers he made 23 appearances with 21 of those coming as starts going 8-5 with a 4.12 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP, and 96 strikeouts in 111.1 innings. He has made three appearances against the Tigers in his career going 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA, a 1.57 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts in 14.2 innings.
Game 3: Tarik Skubal (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jose Quintana (0-1, 3.86 ERA)
Skubal gets the finale making his second start of the season after taking the ball on Opening Day, in that game he went six innings, he didn’t allow a run on three hits; he didn’t issue a walk and struck out six. He has never faced the Mets in his career. Jose Quintana gets the ball for the Mets making his second start after taking the ball also on Opening Day and he went 4.2 innings giving up two runs on six hits; he walked two and struck out four. In his career against the Tigers, he is 6-6 with a 4.85 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and 98 strikeouts in 130 innings.
Tigers vs. Mets Leaders
Tigers:
AVG – Kerry Carpenter – .444
HR – Riley Greene – 1
RBI – Mark Canha – 3
IP – Tarik Skubal – 6.0
ERA – Tarik Skubal – 0.00
K – Jack Flaherty – 7
Mets:
AVG – Francisco Alvarez – .500
HR – Pete Alonso – 1
RBI – Brett Baty – 3
IP – Luis Severino – 5.0
ERA – Tylor Megill – 2.25
K – Luis Severino – 6
Tigers vs. Mets Numbers
Tigers
AVG: .241 (16)
OPS: .692 (18)
R: 11 (23)
HR: 4 (13)
ERA: 2.57 (3)
K: 29 (16)
WHIP: 0.82 (1)
Mets
AVG: .202 (25)
OPS: .598 (25)
R: 8 (29)
HR: 4 (13)
ERA: 4.33 (16)
K: 29 (16)
WHIP: 1.59 (21)
Wrap Up
The Detroit Tigers were able to secure a series sweep over the White Sox, but now they face an out of division opponent which is where they struggled last season. If they can build off their momentum in every aspect of the game from that White Sox series as they take on the Mets who are struggling to find their identity they will be in good shape for the whole season.
