Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 17, 2026

Detroit has only a little history against Reid Detmers, but the results are mostly positive in that limited sample. Matt Vierling is 1-for-1 with a 5.000 OPS, Dillon Dingler is also 1-for-1 with a 5.000 OPS, Riley Greene is 2-for-3 with a 1.334 OPS, and Zach McKinstry is 1-for-1 with a 2.000 OPS. Spencer Torkelson is the one Tiger with multiple hitless at-bats, going 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS, while Kevin McGonigle, Eduardo Valencia, Hao-Yu Lee, and Ben Malgeri have no MLB history vs Detmers.

The Angels have even less established history against Troy Melton. Jo Adell has the best line, going 1-for-2 with a 2.500 OPS, while Zach Neto, Mike Trout, Nolan Schanuel, and Logan O'Hoppe are each hitless in their brief looks: Neto is 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, Trout is 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, Schanuel is 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, and O'Hoppe is 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS. Jorge Soler, Josh Lowe, Vaughn Grissom, and Denzer Guzman have no MLB history vs Melton.

Detroit appears to have the more familiar and more productive set of matchups entering this one. Both sides are working with very small samples, but the Tigers have more hitters who have already solved the opposing starter.