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July 24 7:05pm (84, clear) -- FOX Sports West, FOX Sports Detroit, MLB Network
| W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | GS | IP | |
| Max Scherzer | 11-3 | 3.34 | 1.197 | 150 | 39 | 20 | 132.0 |
| W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | GS | IP | |
| Garrett Richards | 11-2 | 2.47 | 1.028 | 134 | 44 | 20 | 131.1 |
July 25 7:05pm (80, clear) -- FOX Sports West, FOX Sports Detroit
| W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | GS | IP | |
| Drew Smyly | 6-8 | 3.80 | 1.331 | 76 | 30 | 16 | 94.2 |
| W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | GS | IP | |
| Tyler Skaggs | 5-5 | 4.65 | 1.256 | 74 | 27 | 16 | 102.2 |
July 26 6:05pm (82, clear) -- FOX Sports West, FOX Sports Detroit
| W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | GS | IP | |
| Justin Verlander | 9-8 | 4.84 | 1.452 | 101 | 49 | 21 | 135.2 |
| W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | GS | IP | |
| Matt Shoemaker | 7-3 | 4.54 | 1.298 | 72 | 15 | 10 | 69.1 |
July 27 12:35pm (87, partly cloudy) -- FOX Sports West, FOX Sports Detroit
| W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | GS | IP | |
| Rick Porcello | 12-5 | 3.42 | 1.156 | 72 | 28 | 19 | 126.1 |
| W-L | ERA | WHIP | K | BB | GS | IP | |
| Hector Santiago | 2-7 | 4.02 | 1.284 | 66 | 28 | 13 | 71.2 |
Injury Report
| Name | Status | Est. Return | |
| LAA |
Ryan Brasier (right elbow strain) Sean Burnett (TJ surgery - June 2014) Collin Cowgill (facial fracture, right thumb fracture) Brian Moran (TJ surgery - April 2014) C.J. Wilson (sprained right ankle) |
60-day DL Season over 15-day DL Season over 15-day DL |
TBD 2015 Late July / Early August 2015 Late July / Early August |
| DET |
Andy Dirks (back surgery - March 2014) Joel Hanrahan (TJ surgery - 2013) Jose Iglesias (both shins fractured) Pat McCoy (right hamstring strain) Luke Putkonen (right elbow surgery - June 2014) Bruce Rondon (TJ surgery - March 2014) |
60-day DL 60-day DL Season over 15-day DL 60-day DL Season over |
August TBD 2015 TBD Late August 2015 |
Some great pairings for this series, especially Sunday's duel between two New Jersey natives. But surely Thursday's opener will be the best of the best as Scherzer and Richards go at it. Enjoy the games!