Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays Matchup Preview - April 1st, 2023

The Tigers are scheduled to start Spencer Turnbull (0-0, 0.00 ERA) against Rays starting pitcher Zach Eflin (0-0, 0.00 ERA) on Saturday. This will be the first start of the season for both Turnbull and Eflin. The last time Zach Eflin took the mound, he recorded a win as the Phillies defeated the Padres 4-2. He finished with 5 IP, 3 K, 2 BB, while allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits. Today, Turnbull projects for 5.44 innings pitched with 2.5 ER, 5.2 hits, 4.9 strikeouts, and 1.9 walks, according to The Sharp Model. Meanwhile, The Sharp Model projects Eflin's average outcome to be 6.27 IP, 2.4 ER, 5.6 H, 6.2 strikeouts, and 1.2 walks.

Detroit Tigers Insights

• Austin Meadows is an extreme flyball batter and matches up with the strong outfield defense of Tampa Bay (#2-best of all teams on the slate).

• Miguel Cabrera has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Tampa Bay Rays Insights

• The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense projects as the 2nd-best on the slate today.

• Isaac Paredes has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

• Projected catcher Francisco Mejia projects as a horrible pitch framer, via The Sharp Model projection system.

Betting Trends

• Harold Ramirez has hit the Runs Under in his last 2 games (+2.00 Units / 38% ROI)