The Detroit Tigers have lost 4 in a row and it won’t get any easier for them tonight when they open a 2-game set at Citizens Bank Park against Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Tigers are expected to give the nod to Tyson Ross and he has not been delivering. Ross is 1-3, and has an elevated ERA of 4.03 with a 1.38 WHIP. The Phillies are expected to counter with Vince Velasquez and he has been on his mark at 1-0, with a 1.99 ERA, and a 1.01 WHIP. When Velasquez takes the hill at home, the Phillies are 6-0 in his last 6 turns and they are 6-2 in their last 8 interleague home games.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES