SLATE NOTES Eleven Monday games and all of the home teams on the MAIN slate tonight are teams who were home over the weekend as MLB made it so that most teams home Opening Day is going to be a weekday/afternoon type game later in the week. So yes, we begin one of the Dongers Club theories which is the teams who were home on Sunday and home on Monday usually do well to start their series, but it is early in the season so the impact of travel on the road teams probably isn’t as strong. WEATHER No, PPD risk tonight, a few games with notable weather spots however. PHI at NYY – Wind out to LF PIT at BOS – Wind out to LF TOR at KC – Wind IN DET at HOU – Guess they close roof here, but WIND out to LF ARI at SD – Heavy winds IN from left COL at LAD – Same Drew Rasmussen After Jeffrey Springs went off on the Tigers yesterday another Rays pitcher with his stock rising gets to face a bottom 5 offense today. Rasmussen is good vs LHB and should see a fair amount of them, although I honestly don’t know if we can really consider the Nationals ‘batters’. This is a single-A lineup which as long as you don’t walk them will have a hard time scoring this season and Ras usually doesn’t walk guys. Reid Detmers Most remember his no hitter from a season ago, and that was the good with Detmers, but at times the bad was also a negative number and less than 2 full IP. Detmers now has 30 full career starts under his belt and enters as one of the bright young arms in the game. I will continue to say that Seattle’s lineup is just average until they prove otherwise because I don’t believe in France and Suarez long term which leaves Julio and every 4th day Teoscar as the main hitters here vs a LHP. So if you wanna ride Geno, go ahead, I’ll take Detmers. Hunter Brown There’s some risk here. Historically the Tigers hit well in Houston, but this lineup is just so damn awful. Brown was scratched in his final spring start with back tightness, but appears all clear for tonight. He easily can hit 8+ strikeouts against this lineup even in limited work. BRAVES…...
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