7/7/25 6:40PM Rays @ Tigers

[Tigeraholic1]

Comerica Park - Detroit, MI

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Game Time Forecast: 75 Partly Sunny

Starters:

RHP Shane Baz

Keider Montero

 

[Sports_Freak]

Montero pitching?

[IdahoBert]

I’m fine with Montero. It’s better than the pen getting over extended. The next two games are Flaherty and Olsen. There are no starters assigned to the next series by either team.

[RandyMarsh]

I wonder if after the break AJ will split Skubal and Mize up? As is we go 3 straight games with unreliable pitching, may be better served to break that up.

[IdahoBert]

Keider Montero is now listed as the starter

[IdahoBert]

I don’t think we’re going to need any driveway reports today. Something good happened!

[IdahoBert]

50 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

I wonder if after the break AJ will split Skubal and Mize up? As is we go 3 straight games with unreliable pitching, may be better served to break that up.

That’s a good idea. 

[kdog]

[kdog]

Bailey Horn optioned for Keider Montero.

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

I wonder if after the break AJ will split Skubal and Mize up? As is we go 3 straight games with unreliable pitching, may be better served to break that up.

I’m sure they have some data driven framework for just exactly which style of pitcher should follow which. 

[IdahoBert]

1 hour ago, kdog said:

Bailey Horn optioned for Keider Montero.

Thank God they kept Herr Enns. 

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Thank God they kept Herr Enns. 

That’s a mean and thoughtless thing for me to say. But it would be even more chicken**** for me to delete it, so I’ll just fess up and admit that this is undeserved. 

[TigerNation]

3 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

I wonder if after the break AJ will split Skubal and Mize up? As is we go 3 straight games with unreliable pitching, may be better served to break that up.

I don't think Hinch is looking at Olsen and Flaherty as unreliable pitching.

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, TigerNation said:

I don't think Hinch is looking at Olsen and Flaherty as unreliable pitching.

There's no question that Flaherty is having a bad year, but there might be a tiny bit of light coming through the cracks. Flaherty's FIP- is kinder to him than his ERA-; and his fWAR is better than his RA9-WAR. That said, his Statcast and PitchingBot Stuff cards are blue as the sea, dramatically different from last season. 

I do think Hinch is still a long way from bailing on him, although putting some space between Flaherty and Skubal might be a sign. If he continues at this pace, he might end up being the spot starter in October.

[Sports_Freak]

Over under on Riley strikeouts today? 2?

[IdahoBert]

Nice first by Montero and brilliant strategy to give up an early single to get an easy double play. 

[monkeytargets39]

Can we give him two errors on that?  One for the play and one for his eye black?

[IdahoBert]

The Rays tried to give us a gift, but we refused to accept it, because we want to earn those runs. 

[IdahoBert]

Montero rules! Great inning. 

[IdahoBert]

Bonesaw Dingler

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

Dingler double

[monkeytargets39]

Bae

[IdahoBert]

Javy Jack 

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

JAVY BOOM

2-0

[RandyMarsh]

BAEZ BOMB!