What if you took the two kids who are always picked last on the playground and made them play one-on-one?
The Tigers, who are on a six — well, kind of seven, but let’s take it easy — game losing streak, are hosting the Miami Marlins, who are actually on a three-game tear after suffering a seven-game skid of their own. Detroit’s -91 run differential is the second-worst in baseball, and worse than Miami’s -89 despite the Marlins sitting five games worse than their mid-week opponent in the standings.
While Tuesday’s starting pitching matchup is intriguing, there isn’t much else to this game.