Some pitchers should not be in a big league starting rotation. Matt Boyd of Detroit is one such hurler. The lefty has made eight starts - and looked terrible in his last seven. Boyd couldn't get out of the second inning during his last start this past Thursday against the Royals yielding six runs.

Tampa Bay is 19-7 the past 26 times facing a lefty starter. The Rays are among the leaders in homers hit against southpaws with 46. Boyd has struggled with the long ball giving up 12 homers in less than 38 innings.

Erasmo Ramirez gets the start for Tampa Bay. This is his first start ever against Detroit giving him an advantage.

I'm not a huge fan of Ramirez, but this is more than offset by how bad Detroit is playing. Even with their one-run victory last night against the Rays, the Tigers are 4-13 in their last 17 games. It has been 17 games since the Tigers last won consecutive games.