DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>. The game total is set at over\/under eight runs.<\/p>\nLet\u2019s get into a pick and prediction for this Rays vs. Tigers game.<\/p>\n
Rays vs. Tigers prediction, preview<\/p>\n
One season can be all the difference for a team. The Rays were 77-85 last year, while the Tigers were 87-75. The script is flipped in 2026 with Tampa Bay owning the American League\u2019s best record (36-20) and Detroit tied for the worst MLB record (22-38). This three-game set will be the first of two series between the clubs this season.<\/p>\n
The Rays enter on a cold stretch, having lost five of their last seven games. Luckily for them, the Tigers have lost four straight and are 6-22 since May 1. The advantage is with the AL East leaders, who are at home for the series opener.<\/p>\n
Monday\u2019s matchup features two openers. Griffin Jax has appeared in 17 games for the Rays this season, starting six. He increased the length of his outings in May, but he still hasn\u2019t gone deeper than 5.0 innings. Across five May appearances, he\u2019s pitched just 18.2 innings. He\u2019s been very effective, however, with his 1.93 ERA in May.<\/p>\n
Ty Madden is making the start for the Tigers after spending time on the 15-day injured list with a forearm issue. He\u2019s pitched just 11.1 innings in three appearances this year, and this will be his first start. His last outing came on May 15, and he has a 2.38 ERA.<\/p>\n
Rays vs. Tigers Pick, Best Bet<\/p>\n
Games like these are hard to gauge because it\u2019s uncertain how long the opener will pitch for. Madden pitched 5.0 and 6.0 innings in his first two appearances, while Jax has pitched up to 5.0 innings this year.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, I\u2019m taking the favorites at home. Despite losing five of their last seven, the Rays still lead the American League with a 36-20 record. Jax also had a terrific May despite limited innings, which is far more encouraging than Madden, who hasn\u2019t pitched in a couple weeks.<\/p>\n
Best Bet: Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (+124)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brendan O\u2019Sullivan dives into his pick and prediction for the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers game on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-292393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}