Once again, the Detroit Tigers seem to get up for series against the better teams in the game. After Friday night’s convincing victory, they hold a 31-30 record against teams with a winning record, which is pretty encouraging. They’ll look to secure another series victory on Saturday night, and they should have the advantage in the pitching matchup.
After a rough 2020 debut, Casey Mize has come back with the kind of season we’ve expected since he was drafted first overall in 2018. However, he hasn’t done it in the ways we expected. His splitter just hasn’t been effective very often this year, and as a result he’s really not striking out many hitters.