Tampa Bay at Detroit

Tampa Bay has a losing road record and a terrible offense at #28 in runs scored. Monday’s 5-4 loss gave them four in the last five games, including losing two in a row as chalk. The Rays turn to righty Erasmo Ramirez, but he is wearing out giving up at least four earned runs in four of his last eight outings. Ramirez failed to make it through five innings in either of his last two turns and was touched for four runs in four innings in his last start. He has a 4.97 ERA on the road in 2015. Tampa Bay is 2-9 away against a team with a losing home record and faces a Detroit team that is #11 in baseball in runs scored, and #4 in on-base percentage. Detroit is on a 2-1 run and plays its fourth straight home game. Finally, note that umpire Chris Segal is calling balls and strikes, and the home team is 7-1 when he is behind home plate. Play Detroit.