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Tigers @ Rays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, June 2nd
Time : 02/06/26 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Detroit Tigers Series Game 2 Game Today

In Major League Baseball, Tropicana Field’s right field fences are the 3rd-shallowest.

,Jack Flaherty has relied on his curveball 5.6% less often this season (19.8%) than he did last season (25.4%).

,Jack Flaherty’s 91.8-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 15th percentile among all starting pitchers.

,When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Jack Flaherty in the 92nd percentile among all SPs in the league.

,Recording 92.4 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Jack Flaherty ranks in the 78th percentile.

,Ranking in the 77th percentile, Jack Flaherty has notched a 26.1% K% this year.

,The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense grades out as the weakest among all the teams playing today.

,Steven Matz has recorded a 4.89 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that concentrates on the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control) this year, ranking in the 25th percentile.

,Steven Matz has been one of the luckiest hurlers in baseball on balls in play this year with a .250 BABIP and should see that luck normalize going forward.

,Placing in the 24th percentile, Steven Matz has recorded a 2.08 K/BB rate this year.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays Series Game 2 Game Today

Tropicana Field profiles as the #26 field in Major League Baseball for base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Jack Flaherty was on point in his previous game started and conceded 2 ER.

,Jack Flaherty has been unlucky this year, compiling a 5.81 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.23 — a 1.58 gap.

,Jack Flaherty has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game on balls in play this year with a .346 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

,In his last outing, Jack Flaherty didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out and was only able to tally 2 Ks.

,With a 0.79 disparity between Jack Flaherty’s 10.94 K/9 and his 10.15 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the game this year in terms of strikeouts and figures to negatively regress in the future.

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