{"id":707972,"date":"2026-06-01T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/707972\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:38:12","slug":"game-61-preview-tigers-head-south-to-take-on-rays-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/707972\/","title":{"rendered":"Game 61 Preview: Tigers head south to take on Rays this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Tigers<\/a> ended May in a most miserable fashion, falling to the Chicago White Sox<\/a> on the road, 2-1<\/a>, to complete the sweep while finishing the month with just six wins in 28 tries. I have nothing further to say on the matter.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the team heads to Florida to take on the best team in the American League \u2014 the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> \u2014 in a three-game weekday series to open up June. The Rays have actually struggled of late, losing five of their last seven, including a three-game sweep by the Orioles in Baltimore<\/a>. However, they did take two of three from the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> at home last weekend.<\/p>\n

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It looks like the Tigers will start with a bullpen game in the opener, as right-hander Ty Madden<\/a> is slated to make his fourth appearance and first start. It will only be the second start of the 26-year-old\u2019s career and first-ever appearance against Tampa Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He will be up against fellow righty Griffin Jax<\/a>, who will be making his seventh start in a total of 18 appearances this season. All of them have come over his last six outings, in which the 31-year-old has posted a 1.71 ERA and 3.21 FIP over 21 innings, allowing 17 hits (one home run) and eight walks while striking out 17 batters; he has reached the five-inning mark twice while throwing under three frames in three games over that stretch.<\/p>\n

Jax faced Detroit twice last season \u2014 both one-inning relief efforts \u2014 allowing just one run on three hits and no walks while striking out six in those two appearances.<\/p>\n

Take a look at how the two relievers-turned-starters match up on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Detroit Tigers\u00a0(22-38) vs.\u00a0Tampa Bay Rays\u00a0(36-20)<\/p>\n

Time (ET):\u00a06:40 p.m.
Place:\u00a0Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
SB Nation Site: DRaysBay<\/a>
Media: Detroit SportsNet,\u00a0MLB.TV,\u00a0Tigers Radio Network<\/p>\n

Game 61: RHP Ty Madden (0-0,\u00a02.38 ERA) vs. RHP Griffin Jax\u00a0(1-3,\u00a03.60 ERA)<\/p>\n

Player<\/p>\n

G<\/p>\n

IP<\/p>\n

K%<\/p>\n

BB%<\/p>\n

GB%<\/p>\n

FIP<\/p>\n

fWAR<\/p>\n

Madden<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

11.1<\/p>\n

27.9<\/p>\n

4.7<\/p>\n

55.2<\/p>\n

2.62<\/p>\n

0.2<\/p>\n

Jax<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

30.0<\/p>\n

21.1<\/p>\n

11.7<\/p>\n

50.6<\/p>\n

4.50<\/p>\n

0.0<\/p>\n

MADDEN<\/p>\n

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JAX<\/p>\n

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