Tampa Bay Rays (1-0) vs Detroit Tigers (0-1)
Saturday, April 01, 2023 at 4:10 pm
This is a play on the DETROIT TIGERS as part of our MLB Underdog Triple Play. Offense was not on full display on Opening Day as six teams were held to either one run or shutout with Detroit being one of the latter as it lost the opener 4-0 despite both teams registering six hits. The Tigers scored the fewest runs in baseball last season and while not possessing an opposing lineup again, there are some great pieces at the top of the lineup and they face Zach Eflin who is making his Rays debut after spending his first seven seasons in Philadelphia and was nothing but average with a 4.49 ERA and 1.30 WHIP across 127 games and does not warrant a price this big. Spencer Turnbull is the No. 2 guy in the rotation after missing all of last season and making just 20 starts the previous two seasons but there are solid expectations. He has always has electric stuff but injuries have derailed him so now starting out healthy is the time to jump on. His fastball velocity has been good in his spring outings, sitting around 94 mph, while his slider has come around more recently. When he throws strikes and mixes up his stuff effectively, he can be dominant and the Rays have very little to look at. 10* (967) Detroit Tigers