DETROIT — Right-hander Jake Faria will attempt to become the second pitcher in Tampa Bay Rays history to win his first three career starts on Sunday when the team vies for a split of its four-game series against the host Detroit Tigers.
Faria (2-0, 1.42 ERA) joined Jeremy Hellickson and Joe Kennedy as the lone Tampa Bay pitchers to win their first two career starts after limiting Toronto and the Chicago White Sox to one run Tuesday and June 7, respectively.
Hellickson holds the distinction of winning his first three, accomplishing the feat in 2010.
Faria will need to subdue a Tigers team that won the first two games of the series by outscoring the Rays 18-7.