We have Washburn going against his old team in the Mariners for the first time since 2005. This should be a great spot for Washburn who finally found his stuff at home in Detroit after struggling in his first two starts he came with a 8 inning performance giving up 3H and 0ER. I look for him to come up with a solid performance as he has a 3-2 record with a 2.98 ERA during the day. What has hurt him in his non-quality starts has been the long ball. Lucky for him he will be facing the Mariners who are ranked 22nd in the league in HRs. The Mariners are only 3-9 in their last 12 vs. LH starter and the Mariners are hitting just .178 and scoring 1.35/9 in their last 5 games vs. LHP.
Ryan Rowland will go for Seattle and he's been solid, but the last time he faced the Tigers he went 5IP 5H 3BB and was fortunate to only give up 1 ER. I really think the Tigers who play significantly better during the day to win this game. They are hitting .31 points higher during the day and are creating .68 more run per 27 outs during the day than at night. Granderson will sit out for rest but that's not a big deal as he's batting just .239 during the day .22 less than his night stats.
