| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2-2 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-2 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-1 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
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Detroit vs San Diego Results, Match Player Stats & Records
Boxscore
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET
Detroit
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8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SD
San Diego
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2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Pitcher
T. Skubal
(W)
San Diego Pitcher
N. Pivetta
(L)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
DET
Detroit
|
-124 | 7o (3) | -1.5 (4.5) |
|
SD
San Diego
|
+106 | 7u | +1.5 |
Batting Stats
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Carpenter | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 |
| G. Torres | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| C. Keith | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 |
| R. Greene | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| S. Torkelson | 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| K. McGonigle | 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| D. Dingler | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .400 |
| P. Meadows | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| J. Baez | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
Battling
- 2B - Kevin McGonigle 2 (2)
- HR - Dillon Dingler (1)
- TB - Gleyber Torres 1, Colt Keith 2, Spencer Torkelson 1, Kevin McGonigle 6, Dillon Dingler 5, Parker Meadows 1, Javier Baez 1
- RBI - Spencer Torkelson (1), Kevin McGonigle 2 (2), Dillon Dingler 3 (3), Parker Meadows 2 (2)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Colt Keith (1), Javier Baez (1)
- Team LOB - 14
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Tatis Jr. | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| X. Bogaerts | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| M. Machado | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| J. Merrill | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .000 |
| M. Andujar | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| G. Sheets | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| N. Castellanos | PH -1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| R. Laureano | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| F. Fermin | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| J. Cronenworth | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | ||
Battling
- 2B - Xander Bogaerts (1)
- HR - Ramon Laureano (1)
- TB - Fernando Tatis Jr. 1, Xander Bogaerts 3, Manny Machado 1, Ramon Laureano 4
- RBI - Xander Bogaerts (1), Ramon Laureano (1)
- 2-Out RBI - Ramon Laureano (1)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jackson Merrill (1), Miguel Andujar (1), Nick Castellanos 2 (2)
- Team LOB - 13
Pitching Stats
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Skubal (W 1-0) | 6 .0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| D. Anderson | 1 .1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 |
| T. Holton | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| W. Vest | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
- Pitches-Strikes - Tarik Skubal 74-49, Drew Anderson 36-17, Tyler Holton 11-5, Will Vest 7-6
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Tarik Skubal 6-5, Drew Anderson 2-0, Tyler Holton 1-1, Will Vest 1-0
- Batters Faced - Tarik Skubal 22, Drew Anderson 8, Tyler Holton 3, Will Vest 3
- Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Holton 2-0
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Pivetta (L 0-1) | 3 .0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18.00 |
| R. Marinaccio | 2 .0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| B. Rodriguez | 2 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| D. Morgan | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| W. Peralta | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
- Pitches-Strikes - Nick Pivetta 69-42, Ron Marinaccio 43-25, Bradgley Rodriguez 20-14, David Morgan 19-10, Wandy Peralta 15-10
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Pivetta 0-3, Ron Marinaccio 3-1, Bradgley Rodriguez 1-0, David Morgan 0-0, Wandy Peralta 2-1
- Batters Faced - Nick Pivetta 19, Ron Marinaccio 9, Bradgley Rodriguez 6, David Morgan 5, Wandy Peralta 4
Game Info
Location Petco Park
Temperature 71° Temperature
Attendance 45,673 attendance
Home Alfonso Marquez
1st Lance Barrett
2nd Malachi Moore
3rd Mike Estabrook
DET vs SDRecords
DET vs SDHead To Head
Win / Loss
5-5 Even
Over / Under
3-6-1
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | DET Starter (IP) | SD Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, '25 | DET |
6 - 0
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DET -159 | u8.5 | R. Olson (7.1) | K. Hart (4.1) |
| Apr 22, '25 | DET |
2 - 0
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SD +126 | u7.0 | J. Flaherty (6.0) | N. Pivetta (7.0) |
| Apr 21, '25 | DET |
6 - 4
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DET -141 | o8.5 | K. Montero (4.1) | R. Vasquez (2.0) |
| Sep 05, '24 | SD |
4 - 3
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DET +139 | u8.5 | C. Mize (5.1) | M. Perez (6.1) |
| Sep 04, '24 | SD |
6 - 5
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SD -192 | o8.0 | K. Montero (4.1) | Y. Darvish (2.2) |
| Sep 02, '24 | SD |
3 - 0
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SD -193 | u8.0 | T. Holton (2.0) | J. Musgrove (6.0) |
| Jul 23, '23 | DET |
3 - 1
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DET +180 | u8.5 | A. Faedo (6.0) | J. Musgrove (6.0) |
| Jul 22, '23 | DET |
14 - 3
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SD -128 | o9.5 | M. Manning (2.0) | J. Wolf (5.0) |
| Jul 21, '23 | DET |
5 - 4
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SD -138 | P9.0 | R. Olson (5.0) | S. Lugo (6.0) |
| Jul 27, '22 | DET |
4 - 3
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DET +127 | u7.5 | T. Skubal (6.0) | Y. Darvish (7.0) |
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Final Score Forecast
3.83
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Last Meeting ( Apr 23, 2025 ) San Diego 0, Detroit 6
Opening Day usually is about beginnings, hopes and dreams.
But for the Detroit Tigers in general and left-hander Tarik Skubal in particular, Thursday's season opener at the San Diego Padres might be about the beginning of the end as much as the start of a new season.
Unless Detroit breaks the bank and signs Skubal to a long-term deal at some point, this likely is his last year with the team. The back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner has lowered his ERA in each of his first six MLB seasons.
Last year, Skubal went 13-6 with a 2.21 ERA in 31 starts, fanning 241 hitters over 195 1/3 innings. Agent Scott Boras might ask for a contract in the neighborhood of $450 million, a steep price tag for all but MLB's most profitable franchises.
Whether Skubal still is wearing a Tigers uniform next spring or not, they figure to contend for their first AL Central title since 2014. The additions of Framber Valdez, Justin Verlander and Kenley Jansen to an already good pitching staff should make them even better at run prevention.
Offensively, Detroit appears content to count on the returning core players producing better numbers. That's a prospect first baseman Spencer Torkelson thinks will occur.
"Definitely gained a little bit of confidence seeing all the pieces we have," Torkelson said. "When it all comes together, it's going to be a force to be reckoned with."
One new piece appears to be shortstop Kevin McGonigle, who won the shortstop job. If the 21-year-old starts on Thursday, he'll join a group that includes Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Harry Heilmann, Al Kaline, Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker as Tigers to earn Opening Day starts before turning 22.
Meanwhile, the Padres, like Detroit, are vying for their third straight postseason appearance. They will do so under a new manager, Craig Stammen, who was hired after Mike Shildt stepped down following last October's wild-card loss to the Chicago Cubs.
Stammen inherits a team that has tried to improve at the margins during the winter. They landed right-handed power bats in Nick Castellanos and Miguel Andujar to help with their problem against left-handed starters last year. And they'll count on the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill to enjoy big seasons.
Their Opening Day starter is Nick Pivetta, coming off the best year of his career. Insiders thought he would improve with a pitcher's park as his home base, but few saw him going 13-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 190 strikeouts in 181 2/3 innings.
"You just kind of look at the guys that have gotten Opening Days in the past that I played with, they're all great pitchers, great human beings," Pivetta said. "So it's just an honor to be able to get that."
Both pitchers have enjoyed success against the teams they're facing Thursday. Skubal allowed two unearned runs over six innings in his only career outing against San Diego, while Pivetta checked the Tigers on two hits in seven shutout innings last April during a 2-0 win at Comerica Park.
--Field Level Media
DET vs SDInjury report
Detroit's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Mize | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Abductor( May 28, '26) | May 28, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Casey Mize on the 15-day injured list with right abductor inflammation. | ||||
| B. Hurter | RP | Sixty Day IL - Back( May 28, '26) | May 28, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred LHP Brant Hurter to the 60-day injured list with lumbar spine inflammation. | ||||
| K. Jansen | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Groin( May 27, '26) | May 27, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list with a pelvic inflammation. | ||||
| J. Baez | SS | Ten Day IL - Ankle( May 25, '26) | May 25, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed OF Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. | ||||
| B. Smith | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Burch Smith on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| J. Verlander | SP | Sixty Day IL - Hip( May 09, '26) | May 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred RHP Justin Verlander to the 60-day injured list with left hip inflammation. | ||||
| T. Skubal | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 03, '26) | May 03, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed LHP Tarik Skubal on the 15-day injured list due to loose bodies in left elbow. | ||||
| B. Horn | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers transferred LHP Bailey Horn from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he continues his recovery from a left elbow arthroscopy. | ||||
| P. Meadows | CF | Sixty Day IL - Head/Arm( Apr 12, '26) | Apr 12, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers trasferred OF Parker Meadows to the 60-day injured list with a left radius fracture. | ||||
| T. Sweeney | SS | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 10, '26) | Apr 10, '26 | |
| The Tigers announced that Sweeney underwent season-ending shoulder surgery. | ||||
| R. Olson | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Reese Olson on the 60-day injured list after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair. | ||||
| J. Jobe | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Detroit Tigers placed RHP Jackson Jobe on the 60-day injured list due to recovering from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
San Diego's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Andujar | DH | Day To Day - Hamstring( Jun 08, '26) | Jun 08, '26 | |
| Andujar is not in Tuesday's (Jun. 9) game against the Reds due to a hamstring injury. | ||||
| J. Estrada | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Jun 04, '26) | Jun 04, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Jeremiah Estrada on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation. | ||||
| R. Laureano | LF | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Jun 04, '26) | Jun 04, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed OF Ramón Laureano on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| N. Pivetta | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 01, '26) | Jun 01, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Nick Pivetta from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| L. Campusano | C | Ten Day IL - Toe( May 26, '26) | May 26, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed C Luis Campusano on the 10-day injured list with a left toe fracture. | ||||
| M. Waldron | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Arm( May 14, '26) | May 14, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Matt Waldron on the 15-day injured list with a right brachialis muscle injury. | ||||
| J. Cronenworth | 2B | Seven Day IL - Concussion( May 04, '26) | May 04, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed INF Jake Cronenworth on the 7-day injured list due to concussion symptoms. | ||||
| G. Marquez | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( May 02, '26) | May 02, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Germán Márquez on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| B. Hoeing | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Bryan Hoeing from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow surgery. | ||||
| J. Musgrove | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Joe Musgrove to the 60-day injured list due to his elbow surgery. | ||||
DET vs SD Starters Recent Games
Tarik Skubal (L)
Last 5
Win / Loss
1-4
ERA
1.65
Avg. IP
6.1
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oct 10, '25
SEA 3 - DET 2
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L -118 | u5.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 | 1.0 |
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Oct 05, '25
SEA 3 - DET 2
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L -152 | u5.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 13.9 | 0.8 |
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Sep 30, '25
CLE 1 - DET 2
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W -162 | u6.0 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 14.0 | 6.0 |
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Sep 23, '25
CLE 5 - DET 2
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L -152 | o6.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 15.8 | 0.0 |
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Sep 18, '25
DET 1 - CLE 3
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L -235 | u7.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 17.0 | 2.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 1.9 |
Last Vs San Diego
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
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Jul 27, '22
DET 4 - SD 3
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W +127 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 16.3 | 0.7 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 98.0 | 16.3 | 0.7 |
Nick Pivetta (R)
Last 5
Win / Loss
2-3
ERA
3.18
Avg. IP
5.2
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sep 30, '25
CHC 3 - SD 1
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L +120 | u6.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 17.0 | 0.3 |
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Sep 22, '25
SD 5 - MIL 4
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W -104 | o7.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 19.8 | 6.0 |
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Sep 17, '25
NYM 4 - SD 7
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W +118 | o7.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 18.0 | 0.3 |
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Sep 10, '25
SD 1 - CIN 2
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L -139 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 14.4 | 1.3 |
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Sep 05, '25
COL 3 - SD 0
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L -220 | u10.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 16.5 | 1.2 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 96.2 | 17.1 | 1.8 |
Last Vs Detroit
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
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Apr 22, '25
DET 0 - SD 2
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W +126 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 | 0.5 |
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Aug 31, '24
DET 2 - BOS 1
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L +129 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 | 1.0 |
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May 30, '24
BOS 0 - DET 5
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L -117 | u7.0 | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 17.3 | 1.3 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 93.0 | 15.4 | 0.9 |