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Series Preview: Detroit Tigers host Los Angeles Angels for 3-game weekday set
The Detroit Tigers wrapped up its Windy City road trip on Monday with a four-game sweep of the lowly Chicago White Sox putting the team at the .500 mark late in the season for the first time in what seems like forever.
AJ Hinch’s squad has been hitting on all cylinders since their series at the Cincinnati Reds in early July thanks in large part to a revitalized offense along with a tenacious pitching staff that has surprisingly worked its way through injuries and ineffectiveness. Now they return home to host the Los Angeles Angels for a trio in Comerica Park this week looking to add more to the win column.
The Halos currently reside in the basement of the American League West 16 games behind the first-place Houston Astros and two games behind the fourth-place Oakland Athletics. Having lost five in a row and getting swept at the Toronto Blue Jays in a four-game series last weekend, they arrive in the Motor City on the downswing.
Below is a look at the pitching matchup for Tuesday night’s affair, with both teams turning in TBDs for Wednesday and the Angels lining up a rookie on Thursday.
Detroit Tigers (66-66) vs Los Angeles Angels (54-77)
Times (ET): Tues: 6:40 p.m.; Wed: 6:40 p.m.; Thurs: 1:10 p.m.
Place: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
SB Nation Site: Halos Heaven
Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Game 133 Pitching Matchup
| Player | IP | K% | BB% | FIP | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | K% | BB% | FIP | fWAR |
| Hurter | 17.2 | 24.6 | 1.4 | 3.62 | 0.2 |
| Cueto | 6.1 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 5.85 | 0.0 |
Game 133: LHP Brant Hurter (1-1, 3.57 ERA) vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (0-1, 4.26 ERA)
Hurter
Cueto
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Game 134: TBD vs. TBD
Neither starter was announced at the time of publication.
Game 135 Pitching Matchup
| Player | IP | K% | BB% | FIP | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | K% | BB% | FIP | fWAR |
| TBD | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kochanowicz | 26.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.64 | -0.1 |
Game 135: TBD vs. RHP Jack Kochanowicz (1-3, 6.08 ERA)
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Series Outlook: Let’s keep the winning going!
As well as the Tigers have been playing for the past month and change, there is no reason Detroit cannot take at least two of three from Los Angeles this week. Sure, sweeping the ChiSox was not a massive accomplishment but the team has been trending upward since before that series.
The Angels are ranked 26th in OPS (.674) and 27th in runs scored (515) among MLB teams on offense while coming in at 27th in ERA (4.58), 25th in WHIP (1.32) and tied for 17th in batting average against (.242). Compare that with the Olde English D, which is ranked 23rd in OPS (.687) and 19th in runs scored (562) while coming in 10th in ERA (3.83), third in WHIP (1.20) and in a four-way tie for ninth in batting average against (.238).
The Motor City Kitties should not have any issues preventing their weekday opponents from scoring and should also be able to plate a few players themselves. Expect an exciting series as the clock ticks down on the 2024 campaign.
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(CBS DETROIT) – Tuesday and Wednesday this week have the potential to be quite active in Southeast Michigan with both high temperatures and a risk of severe storms.
Heat advisories have been issued for Macomb, Oakland, Livingston, Wayne, Washtenaw, Monroe and Lenawee counties from 10 a.m. through 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Heat indices are expected to climb to the 100-plus degree mark in the afternoon as highs climb into the 90s. This heat and the approaching system to our west will allow us to build unstable air throughout the day.
This instability will also be partially trapped by what we call a “cap,” which could be thought of as a lid on a pot of boiling water.
Normally, as air rises into the atmosphere, it cools down, but sometimes a layer of warm air exists that traps that heat and moisture beneath it. This is that lid on our “pot.” If the cap is broken or eroded, all the heat and moisture trapped beneath it will be released and allow storms to build rapidly.
If this doesn’t occur, then our storm risk drops dramatically.
Because of the potential, the Storm Prediction Center has Southeast Michigan at a slight risk for severe storms, or a chance for scattered strong storms if any should occur.
This risk also exists on Wednesday for Southeast Michigan.
Our primary hazards are damaging wind gusts, hail, localized flooding and an isolated risk of a tornado should a storm form just right.
The NEXT Weather Team has labeled Tuesday as a NEXT Weather Alert Day because of these risks.
A NEXT Weather Alert Day is specifically for days that are hazardous for different reasons. It also means we will be doubled up for the crew in the weather center, increased coverage capacity and immediacy for weather in our shows, and immediate clearance for online and TV break-ins if we need to.
The team will continue to monitor our risks and keep you updated as the latest information comes in.
A teen accidentally shot himself Saturday with a gun he found in a home on Detroit’s west side, police said.
Officials said the shooting happened at about 3:20 p.m. in the area of Greenfield and Schoolcraft roads.
The teen was taken to a hospital with a wound that is not believed to be life-threatening, investigators said.
Police said the shooting remains under investigation. Other details were not released.
Elsewhere over the weekend, a 9-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the hand with an unsecured handgun in a Madison Heights home, authorities said.
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