Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers Preview: Game Insights

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00:00maybe one of the best games on this Monday night slate DRS in the Motor City the Detroit Tigers

00:04and the Tampa Bay Rays Tampa a road favorite in Motown now at minus 120 total has dropped ever

00:12so slightly to eight and a half as well you might be thinking to yourself why are the Tigers with a

00:1757 and 35 record the best in Major League Baseball a home underdog against the Rays on this Monday

00:24night as I see it right now where the odds are listed no starter name for AJ Hinch and Detroit

00:32are you seeing a starter for the Tigers DRS and if so who is it oh yeah let me see here because I

00:37have one list let me see yep okay looks like we probably have a confirmed start it's going to

00:41come in as it's Kyder Montero not a great pitcher so Shane Boz on the mound the much better pitcher

00:45in form you look at his last 30 days a 115 ISO weighted on base percentage of 261 against if

00:51look at his last 60 days to get a better broad picture here we take a look at Boz six on the

00:55card today out of 19 pitchers with a 93 x fit minus number which again the baseline is 100 below that

01:01number very good for a pitcher above that not so good for a pitcher he's below it a 433 ERA which is

01:07slightly elevated but a 379 x fit number to balance that out 77 degree temperatures love that wind

01:12blowing out to left field 78 miles an hour love that as well you take a look at the lineup you like

01:17that for Detroit but I do think you have the better pitcher once again on the mound for Tampa because

01:21if we flip it over to Montero his last 30 days how about a 306 ISO power number against with a

01:26weighted on base percentage of 355 he is getting smashed by left-handed bats and there's a couple

01:31decent ones in the lineup here for the Tampa Bay Rays but Montero if we look at his x fit numbers

01:36a 114 which is above average you don't like that a 4 ERA which is okay but a 464 x fit number you look

01:43at the lineup tonight just against right-handed hit excuse me right-handed pitchers as they hit against

01:48Taylor Walls and Jose Caballero have below numbers but seven plus batters in the past month against

01:55right-handed pitching I think the Tampa Bay Rays are the better side tonight and that's the way I would

01:59probably think even if they are like theielen even if they are slight favorites on the road

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