Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 18, 2026

Detroit has seen Grayson Rodriguez a fair amount, but the results are mostly light. Zach McKinstry has the best track record at 2-for-5 in 6 PA with a 1.300 OPS, while Riley Greene is 1-for-5 with a .200 average and .400 OPS, and Matt Vierling is 1-for-6 in 7 PA with a .167 average and .453 OPS. Kevin McGonigle, Dillon Dingler, Colt Keith, Spencer Torkelson, Kerry Carpenter, and James Outman are all hitless against Rodriguez, with Keith 0-for-2 in 3 PA and a .333 OPS, Torkelson 0-for-3 in 4 PA and a .250 OPS, and the others carrying .000 OPS in their limited looks.

The Angels have a few more productive prior matchups against Tarik Skubal. Jorge Soler stands out at 2-for-7 in 10 PA with a 1.643 OPS, while Logan O'Hoppe is 2-for-7 with a .286 average and .715 OPS; Mike Trout and Jo Adell are each 1-for-3 with a .333 average and .666 OPS, and Zach Neto is 2-for-9 with a .222 average but a strong 1.111 OPS. Nolan Schanuel is hitless at 0-for-6 with a .000 OPS, Jose Siri is hitless at 0-for-8 with a .000 OPS, and Vaughn Grissom and Denzer Guzman have no MLB history vs that pitcher.

The Angels appear to have the more familiar and more successful set of hitters against the opposing starter. Detroit has more collective exposure to Rodriguez, but outside of McKinstry there is not much established success in the matchup.