The Detroit Tigers begin the season tonight against the Miami Marlins. Here’s everything you need to watch the MLB Opening Day contest between the two teams.
Detroit Tigers season is upon us. Everyone’s favorite American League Central team opens the season against the Miami Marlins. The Tigers begin a bid for a fifth Central title in six years on the road.
Conveniently, the team is staying in Florida for the matchup. While the rest of the fans in Michigan will have to wait for later in the week to see the Tigers at home, you can catch your team on the television against the Fish.
We’ve known for a little while that Justin Verlander will start on Opening Day. Here’s the rest of the lineup for the Tigers.
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Opposing Verlander and the Tigers is Wei-Yin Chen and the Marlins. Here’s who the Fish will send out to do battle with JV.
- Dee Gordon, 2B
- Marcell Ozuna, CF
- Christian Yelich, LF
- Giancarlo Stanton, RF
- Martin Prado, 3B
- Justin Bour, 1B
- J.T. Realmuto, C
- Adeiny Hechavarria, SS
- Wei-Yin Chen, P
Both managers have obviously front-loaded their respective lineups with the team’s best players in order to get them more at-bats. Both Brad Ausmus and Don Mattingly opted to go with second baseman to lead off.
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Because the game is an interleague contest, it means we will get to see Justin Verlander hit. That in and of itself is worth the price of admission. Here’s more on how to follow the game.
Date: 4/5/2016
Start Time: 7:10 ET
Location: Miami, Florida
Arena: Marlins Park
TV Info: Fox Sports Detroit, MLB Network (In Certain Areas)
Live Stream: MLB.TV
Radio: WXYT 97.1 The Ticket