Orioles at Tigers
Left-hander Matthew Boyd is getting plenty of rest due to the weather woes that have engulfed the Detroit Tigers this season, but he'll hope to finally get some run support when he makes his third start Wednesday against the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the second of a three-game set. Boyd is winless despite allowing one run in each of his first two starts.
The Tigers snapped a five-game skid with a 4-2 victory in the series opener, but with six postponents already and more bad weather forecast for Wednesday, the starting time was move up from 6:40 to 1:10 p.m. ET. Detroit designated hitter Victor Martinez belted his first homer of the season Tuesday to improve to 5-for-8 in his last two games, but he is hitless in 16 at-bats against Kevin Gausman, Baltimore's scheduled starter for Wednesday. The Orioles, who had the finale of their four-game set at Boston rained out Monday, have dropped four in a row to fall to 3-8 on the road. Baltimore is 1-6 in its last seven games overall and has scored a combined 11 runs in those six defeats.
TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, MASN (Baltimore), FS Detroit
PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Kevin Gausman (1-1, 6.60 ERA) vs. Tigers LH Matthew Boyd (0-1, 1.38)
Gausman earned his first win and his first quality start of the season last time out by going six innings against Toronto and permitting three runs and six hits while striking out seven. Gausman did not factor in the decision in a superb effort versus Detroit last season, allowing one run on three hits over seven innings while striking out eight. Gausman has limited Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera to two singles in 13 at-bats.
Boyd surrendered a first-inning home run and nothing else in seven stellar innings, permitting three hits while not factoring in the decision at Cleveland. He went six innings of one-run ball in his season debut to become the first Detroit lefty to pitch six innings and allow one run or less in the first two starts of a season since Kenny Rogers in 2007. Adam Jones is 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles against Boyd.
WALK-OFFS
1. Cabrera exited the series opener due to back tightness but is expected to play Wednesday.
2. Orioles 1B Chris Davis is batting .125 after striking out three times for the third time in four games.
3. Tigers CF Leonys Martin is 8-for-17 in the last four games.