Detroit Tigers bullpen blasted by Baltimore Orioles in 10-6 spring loss: Game thread recap
Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers (1-0) vs. Baltimore Orioles (1-0)
First pitch: 1:05 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida.
TV: None.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates).
First-pitch weather forecast: Sunny, 83 degrees.
Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (5-5, 4.05 ERA in 2022) vs. Orioles RHP Dean Kremer (8-7, 3.23 in 2022).
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Game notes: 2022 Opening Day starter Eduardo Rodriguez makes his 2023 debut for the Tigers after a stormy first season. Rodriguez, the Tigers’ big pitching addition last offseason on a five-year, $77 million deal, made just 17 starts for the Tigers. After suffering a rib injury in May, E-Rod took his leave from the team for nearly three months, not returning until late August. In his final nine starts of 2022, he struck out 38 and walked 17 while posting a 3.81 ERA over 52 innings.
The Tigers, meanwhile, will face fourth-year righty Dean Kremer, who might be due for a dropoff despite his stellar 3.23 ERA with the O’s last season; in seven September and October appearances, the then-26-year-old had a 3.21 ERA, but struck out just 25 and walked 16 over 42 innings, for a FIP of 4.37. He’s only faced one current Tiger in his career: outfielder Austin Meadows, who went 0-for-2 with a strikeout and a walk in 2020 and 2021 with the Rays.
Monday’s Grapefruit League action brings the Tigers’ first road trip of the spring, as they’ll head down to Tampa, Florida, to face the Yankees in an evening game at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Orioles, meanwhile, host the Rays on Monday afternoon. The Tigers and O’s play again Thursday in Lakeland, one of three March matchups.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers lose to Baltimore Orioles, 10-6: Game thread recap
