Free Pick Sports Diary 365 Friday June 20th

Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays - Jim Feist Sports

The Detroit Tigers (48-28) travel to Tampa Bay (41-34) on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 7:05 PM ET. The starting pitchers are Jack Flaherty (5-7, 4.03 ERA) for the Tigers, who followed up a 11-1 outing with a string of high-quality starts , and Shane Baz (6-3, 4.54 ERA) for the Rays, who has posted quality starts in recent outings including a 6.2-inning shutout against the Mets on June 15.

Detroit has a top-10 staff ERA (3.34) and excellent strikeout-to-walk ratios. Tampa Bay has a middling staff ERA (4.45) and an above-average strikeout-to-walk ratio . Flaherty gets a lot of strike outs, goes deep into games, and Baz has been shutting teams down lately, so it is a good bet that this game will follow that trend into the middle innings.

Furthermore, each team’s last game is a contrast. The Tigers dominated Pittsburgh 9-2, and the Rays lost 4-1 to Baltimore, scoring a late run.

In short, the first game of the series is looking like a battle of the pitching staffs. It is safe to assume that Flaherty and Baz will keep each other under control through the first five innings, so it is a good idea to take the under in that segment. If the offenses break out, it is likely to happen late, so keep an eye on the scoreboard in the early innings, and expect a grind-it-out atmosphere tonight. Jim Feist Picks Paid Picks.

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