Tigers v. Red Sox Series Preview: Tigers riding high after their first series win of Season| Live Stream, TV Info, Time, and More

The Detroit Tigers turned things around taking two out of three from the defending World Series Champion Houston Astros. Even though the Tigers won the series they finished the series being outscored by the Astros 17 to 15 in the three games. The Tigers offense was led by Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene who combined to go 10-24, scoring a combined five runs, both hit home runs, and combined they drove in five runs. Let’s hope Torkelson and Greene can continue that offensive production in the Red Sox series as well as get contributions from the rest of the starting nine.

DETROIT TIGERS (2-4) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (2-4)

Game 1: Spencer Turnbull (0-1, 27.00 ERA) v. Chris Sale (0-0, 21.00 ERA)

Date: Thursday, April 6
Time: 1:10 PM
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket

Spencer Turnbull made his return to the mound for the first time since June 4, 2021, and it was a start he would like to quickly forget and get better. Turnbull only lasted 2.1 innings in his first start back from Tommy John surgery and he gave up seven earned runs as Tampa Bay knocked him around the yard. Chris Sale like Turnbull made his return to the mound making his first start since July 17^th of last season and like Turnbull, it was a start Sale would like to forget. He only lasted three innings and he also gave up seven earned runs, including three Baltimore home runs. This will be a matchup of pitchers looking to pitch better than they did on their first appearance of the 2023 season.

Game 2: Joey Wentz (0-1, 5.06 ERA) v. Tanner Houck (1-0, 5.40)

Date: Saturday, April 8
Time: 4:10 PM
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket

Joey Wentz will take the ball for the second game of the series. Wentz pitched well in his first big league season last year, posting a 3.03 ERA in seven starts, a 1.102 WHIP, and a 7.4 K/9. Wentz did not pitch badly in his start against the Rays last weekend as went 5.1 innings giving up three runs on four hits; he walked one and struck out three. Tanner Houck will oppose Wentz for the Boston Red Sox. He’s making his transition from reliever to starter while the Red Sox deal with some injuries in their starting rotation. Houck is the only starter in the Red Sox rotation that has a win so far this season.

Game 3: Matthew Boyd (0-0, 4.15 ERA) v. Kutter Crawford (0-1, 15.75 ERA)

Date: Sunday, April 9
Time: 1:10 PM
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket

Matthew Boyd made his return to the Tigers rotation with a start against the Houston Astros, a game in which Boyd was making his first start since September 4, 2021. He pitched well against a good lineup in Houston. Boyd went 4.1 innings against the Astros allowing two runs on two hits; he would also walk three and strike out three. Kutter Crawford like Houck is another reliever who has found themselves in the starting rotation due to injury. Like the rest of the Red Sox starters, he found himself in trouble early to start the season giving up seven runs in four innings of work.

Tigers v. Red Sox by the numbers

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Go Tigers!