In the first game of the 2023 season, the Detroit Tigers lost to the Tampa Bay Rays and relived some of the memories from their 96-loss campaign.
The Yankees did their job on Opening Day, brushing aside the Giants with a tidy 5-0 win. All 30 teams were in action across the league, giving us plenty of material to resurrect our Rivalry Roundup series, beginning with looks at the 2022 playoff field. Shane McClanahan threw six shutout innings, stymying a Tigers lineup that still seems to be looking for an identity. Tampa's offense only managed six hits, the same as Detroit, but the difference in the game was two home runs, one off the bat of Wander Franco.
After one game, both the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies could get failing grades for their off-season trade. The Tigers, who traded closer Gregory Soto to the Philadelphia Phillies, received outfielder Matt Vierling and infielder Nick Maton. In Detroit's 4-0 loss Thursday to Tampa, Vierling was 0-for-3 with a strikeout, while Maton was 0-for-1.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
70 | P | |
48 | P | |
4 | P | |
67 | P | |
53 | P | |
68 | P | |
50 | P | |
55 | P | |
21 | P | |
25 | P | |
12 | P | |
64 | P | |
57 | P | |
36 | P | |
29 | P | |
56 | P | |
43 | P | |
62 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
13 | C | |
34 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
28 | SS | |
32 | 3B | |
9 | 3B | |
39 | 2B | |
18 | 3B | |
7 | 2B | |
20 | 1B |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
30 | LF | |
31 | CF | |
17 | RF | |
8 | CF |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
24 | DH |