Right-hander Max Scherzer will be the Game 1 starter for the Detroit Tigers in their American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles, the team announced Tuesday.
Right-hander Justin Verlander will follow Scherzer in Game 2, left-hander David Price will get the ball for Game 3 and right-hander Rick Porcello will pitch Game 4 for the Tigers.
Scherzer finished the regular season with an 18-5 record and a 3.15 ERA. He will face Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman (13-6, 3.34 ERA) in the opener Thursday at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
Anibal Sanchez, who spent time on the disabled list late in the season with a pectoral strain before returning, will work out of the Tigers’ bullpen during the series against the Orioles.
Verlander struggled for much of the season but finished with strong outings against the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox.
Price pitched 7 1/3 innings in the final game of the regular sason on Sunday to help the Tigers secure the AL Central title.
Max Scherzer will start Game 1 of the ALDS. (Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports)
