On Friday night, the Tampa Bay Rays paid a visit to Detroit for the first of a three-game series with the Tigers. Unfortunately, despite their recent struggles, the Rays reverted to their early-season form, smothering the Tigers to the tune of a 8-0 score.
Reese Olson got the nod for the Tigers, in his ninth start of the year. (He made a couple of long appearances in relief, either in a piggyback start or with an opener.) The righty from Georgia, who just turned 24 this week, has had his struggles so far in his rookie year, with a typical start lasting about five innings, surrendering anywhere between one and five runs.