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Jack Flaherty is scheduled to be on the bump for the Detroit Tigers in their home opener Friday afternoon against the Chicago White Sox.
Flaherty, the right-handed second pitcher in the Tigers' five-man starting rotation, is set to make his second start of the season with right-hander Jonathan Cannon starting for the White Sox at Comerica Park.
Right-hander Reese Olson is scheduled to start on Saturday against Chicago's Davis Martin and Tigers rookie Jackson Jobe is slated for Sunday against left-hander Martin Perez.
All five Tigers (2-4) starters have pitched at least one game. Ace Tarik Skubal started the second round through the rotation by closing the series against the Seattle Mariners in a 3-2 loss on Wednesday.
GOAT: Tigers' Colt Keith owned it: 'Just kind of panicked' in loss to Mariners
Flaherty started the second game of the season-opening series against the Dodgers. He threw 5⅔ innings and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts on 83 pitches. Flaherty had a stretch where he retired 11 batters in a row, but exited after giving up a two-run home run to Freddie Freeman.
Flaherty re-signed with Detroit on a two-year, $35 million contract in free agency to bolster the starting pitching rotation. He signed a one-year deal for the 2024 season and had a 2.95 ERA with 19 walks and 133 strikeouts across 106⅔ innings in 18 starts for the Tigers.
He was traded to the Dodgers at the July deadline in exchange for shortstop Trey Sweeney and highly-touted catching prospect Thayron Liranzo.
ANALYSIS: 10 thoughts on Detroit Tigers: What a long, strange trip it has been
Flaherty made 10 starts for the Dodgers, his hometown team, to contribute to their World Series championship. He spent most of the offseason on the open market as a free agent before returning to the Tigers in February.
Jared Ramsey covers sports for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at [email protected]; Follow Jared on X or Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers to start Jack Flaherty for home opener vs White Sox
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Flaherty, the right-handed second pitcher in the Tigers' five-man starting rotation, is set to make his second start of the season with right-hander Jonathan Cannon starting for the White Sox at Comerica Park.
Right-hander Reese Olson is scheduled to start on Saturday against Chicago's Davis Martin and Tigers rookie Jackson Jobe is slated for Sunday against left-hander Martin Perez.
All five Tigers (2-4) starters have pitched at least one game. Ace Tarik Skubal started the second round through the rotation by closing the series against the Seattle Mariners in a 3-2 loss on Wednesday.
GOAT: Tigers' Colt Keith owned it: 'Just kind of panicked' in loss to Mariners
Flaherty started the second game of the season-opening series against the Dodgers. He threw 5⅔ innings and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts on 83 pitches. Flaherty had a stretch where he retired 11 batters in a row, but exited after giving up a two-run home run to Freddie Freeman.
Flaherty re-signed with Detroit on a two-year, $35 million contract in free agency to bolster the starting pitching rotation. He signed a one-year deal for the 2024 season and had a 2.95 ERA with 19 walks and 133 strikeouts across 106⅔ innings in 18 starts for the Tigers.
He was traded to the Dodgers at the July deadline in exchange for shortstop Trey Sweeney and highly-touted catching prospect Thayron Liranzo.
ANALYSIS: 10 thoughts on Detroit Tigers: What a long, strange trip it has been
Flaherty made 10 starts for the Dodgers, his hometown team, to contribute to their World Series championship. He spent most of the offseason on the open market as a free agent before returning to the Tigers in February.
Jared Ramsey covers sports for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at [email protected]; Follow Jared on X or Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers to start Jack Flaherty for home opener vs White Sox
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