A general view of the Coors Field Stadium for the Major League Baseball National League West division Colorado Rockies team under construction circa June 1994 at Coors Field stadium in Denver, Colorado, United States. (Photo by Nathan Bilow/Allsport/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Today’s Lineups
DIAMONDBACKS
ROCKIES
Ketel Marte – 2B
Edouard Julien – 1B
Corbin Carroll – RF
Mickey Moniak – LF
Geraldo Perdomo – SS
Hunter Goodman – C
Nolan Arenado – 3B
TJ Rumfield – DH
Ildemaro Vargas – 1B
Troy Johnston – RF
Lourdes Gurriel – LF
Jake McCarthy – CF
Gabriel Moreno – C
Willi Castro – 2B
Jose Fernandez – DH
Ezequiel Tovar – SS
Ryan Waldschmidt – CF
Kyle Karros – 3B
Merrill Kelly – RHP
Kyle Freeland – LHP
Into Coors Field for the first time this year go the Diamondbacks. Always an… interesting experience, shall we say. No lead should ever be considered safe, and it tends to be where bullpens go to die. But the D-backs’ relief corps has, by and large, been performing quite well so far in May. And that’s putting it mildly. I was shocked – SHOCKED! – to discover that the Diamondbacks actually have the lowest bullpen ERA for the month so far. They have allowed only seven earned runs so far in May – and three of those came in Paul Sewald’s outing in Texas on Wednesday night.
It’s worth noting the D-backs also have the fewest number of relief innings pitched for the month. This is mostly due to starters who have been pitching much deeper into games, since Torey Lovullo has his “come to Jesus” meeting with the rotation in Chicago. As a result, the D-backs have needed only about 2.2 innings per game out of the bullpen. Compare that to the Tigers, who have taxed their bullpen for a whopping 63.1 innings – twice as much as the Diamondbacks, using them for an average of more than five innings per game. That has helped the overwork issue Jack previously noted: things are much more under control there now.
We will see whether that remains the case after three days at altitude. As usual, Colorado is a tougher proposition in their home park: 8-11 vs. 9-16 on the road. Though we are only a quarter of the way through the season, that 171-point gap in win percentage is a lot more than it was in 2025, when the difference was only half as much, at 86 points. It’ll be interesting to see what reaction Nolan Arenado gets. While he played there with the Cardinals, of course, this will be his first return to Coors since being dealt to a divisional rival in the NL West. Maybe his departure cursed Colorado. Since then they have been the worst team in the majors and it isn’t close, with 27 fewer wins than anybody else.
Former MLB All-Star Lee “Buzz” Capra died on Monday, Illinois State University, his alma mater, confirmed.
He was 78.
Capra was a 27th-round pick by the Mets in the 1969 draft after his time at Illinois State.
“When I was hired as head coach of the Redbird Baseball program, Buzz was one of the first people to reach out, wish me luck and offer any assistance he could provide,” ISU head baseball coach Steve Holm said, per the school.
Buzz Capra of the New York Mets on March 1, 1972. Sporting News via Getty Images
“Buzz is a legend in our program and one of the best baseball players to ever wear a Redbird uniform. He was a Hall of Famer, national champion, longtime MLB professional and coach and his legacy in the game of baseball will live on. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and former ISU teammates at this difficult time.”
Capra made his big league debut with the Mets in 1971, making appearances in three seasons before having his rights sold to the Braves before the 1974 season.
He had a career season that year, making the National League All-Star team for Atlanta while posting a 16-8 record and winning the NL ERA title with a 2.28 mark. He also received down-ballot Cy Young and MVP votes.
An arm injury would derail his career shortly after, limiting Capra to just 62 more big league appearances after his All-Star campaign.
Braves Alumni Buzz Capra prior to the MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers on August 12, 2018 at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, GA. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Capra retired after being released by the Braves before the 1978 season, finishing his career with a 3.87 ERA across 544 ⅓ innings.
After his playing days, Capra would coach baseball at Northeastern Illinois University and later served as a minor league pitching coach for various organizations, including the Braves, Mets, Expos, Phillies and White Sox.
Apr 10, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dustin May (3) pitches in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Vizer-Imagn Images | Tim Vizer-Imagn Images
The St. Louis Cardinals return home after a successful west coast road trip to kick off the I-70 series versus the Kansas City Royals. Dustin May gets the start for St. Louis while former Cardinal Michael Wacha will take the mound for Kansas City. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15p in Busch Stadium and the broadcast will be available through Cardinals.tv.
Jun 5, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Maikel Garcia (11) steals second against St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn (0) during the ninth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
The last time we gathered here for one of my recaps, the Royals had just won the second of two straight against the Detroit Tigers. It was the third straight weekend the Royals had won the first games of a weekend series, and the first two weekends had ended in a sweep. Things were looking very, very bright.
Now we come together, and the Royals have lost four in a row. They’ve gone from second place in the AL Central and holding a Wild Card Spot to the bottom of the AL Central and 2.5 games back of a Wild Card spot. The vibes are bad. Battlefield Earth bad. Game of Thrones finale bad.
Madame Web bad.
I’m not here to tell you that the vibes aren’t or shouldn’t be bad. What I am here to tell you is that, somehow, the Royals are fewer than 3 wins from a playoff spot in the middle – or maybe the end! – of their second set of awful vibes in the first third of the season. It’s less that the Royals need to immediately trade every moderately valuable player and more that we all need to just take a dang break. Maybe you don’t want to take a break from baseball. Good news! It’s Rivalry Weekend in baseball, which means every game except the national ones is available for free on MLB.TV this weekend. If you absolutely must watch some baseball but you find the Royals are ruining your mood, go watch any other team. They’ll be here when you’re ready to come back. Maybe they’ll even be playing better again.
Some of us, of course, get paid to watch this team. And, yeah, sometimes that seems like a cheat code. But weeks like this week show why it’s not just easy money. I’m not asking for any sympathy for y’all, just saying, if you’ve ever thought about how dumb it is that I get paid even the small amount I get paid to watch baseball, remember I’ve got to watch the truly awful baseball, too.
OK. On to the game.
Michael Wacha will take the mound. He was also the pitcher the last time the Royals won, so that feels like a good omen. And, frankly, he’s been fantastic this year. He’s the seventh-most valuable pitcher in the AL by bWAR. (fWAR doesn’t like him as well because he’s not getting strikeouts. Still, he, Seth Lugo, and Kris Bubic are all top-25 in AL fWAR.) Nothing is guaranteed in baseball, but having 2026 Michael Wacha on the mound feels like a good thing.
The Cardinals will counter with, thankfully, a right-hander in Dustin May. May was a top—20-in-MLB prospect when he debuted in 2019, but he has never gotten anywhere near that hype. He has been hurt a lot and, beginning last year, he hasn’t been remotely effective. That has continued into this season. He faced the Royals twice last year, once with the Dodgers and once with the Red Sox. He gave up a total of 7 runs in 7.2 innings. He lost the one with the Red Sox, though Noah Cameron had a poor game against the Dodgers, and the Royals lost that one 5-4. If the Royals lose tonight, it seems unlikely to be because Dustin May finally started getting them out.
Lineups
The Royals are putting the usual vRHP lineup. I don’t have anything to say about it I haven’t said before. And, honestly, as much as Sal shouldn’t be in the cleanup spot, the Royals have won plenty of games with him in that spot this year when their pitchers have otherwise done their jobs. So I guess it doesn’t matter enough to have a cow about.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 04: Christian Koss #50 of the San Francisco Giants reacts with catcher Daniel Susac #6 after pitching in the top of the ninth inning against the New York Mets at Oracle Park on April 04, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Like all scrappy bench players, Christian Koss touched hearts and minds. Everybody loves an underdog and here is a guy who looks overmatched against big league pitching yet hanging in there anyway. It was just this past December when our own Steven Kennedy lavished 1,481 words on Christian Koss’s utility role in 2025, ending his player review with the question, “was [that] the best utility season in Giants history?” Like most baseball stories, though, it has encountered the inelegant prose of reality.
To make room for a third catcher, the Giants have optioned the 28-year old Koss back to Triple-A Sacramento ahead of this evening’s game between the Giants and the Athletics in… Sacramento. The River Cats are in Texas playing the Rangers’ Triple-A team that Round Rock Express. Unclear if he needs to travel to Texas to play three games or wait for them to return to Sacramento for a 6-game homestand against the same time. He had just 15 plate appearances across 9 games for and was 1-for-14. He also pitched two innings and allowed three runs. He was, effectively, a garbage time player, a near-180 degree turn from last year, when the front office seemed really excited to get him onto the Opening Day roster any way they could.
He’s out and in is the new flavor of the month, the Rule 5 pick Daniel Susac. He was 11-for-23 in 11 games before hitting the IL with a right ulnar neuritis injury. Not a good thing for a catcher to have with his throwing arm, and not a bat the Giants really could afford to lose. The Giants were just 4-7 with him and have gone 9-13 since, so, it’s not like he’s the straw that stirs the drink. On the other hand, the Giants are attempting to rebuild their catcher position in the aggregate through adding average-ish gloves with average-ish bats in hopes that enough average can overcome the offensive gravity well that Patrick Bailey’s bat had created in the lineup, the thing that compelled the Giants to finally trade him.
But Susac shoving Bailey aside is notable. The Giants drafted him as a Rule 5 and just a few months later he’s taking over as the #1 catcher on the depth chart. A little offense at the catcher position goes a long way with these Giants.
Still, it must be noted that the Giants are now carrying three catchers: Daniel Susac, Eric Haase, and Jesus Rodriguez. In theory, Rodriguez is Koss 2.0, while Susac and Haase are… hmm, not exactly Patrick Bailey. Maybe some sort of Hector Sanchez/Eli Whiteside situation, only… these are a lot of average-at-best right-handed bats to have on a roster. The bench is now Eldridge, Rodriguez, Haase, and Gilbert.
ODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (17-28) will continue their seven-game homestand today as they look to win the opener of a three game series against the rival Texas Rangers (21-22).
Astros starter RHP Spencer Arrighetti (4-1, 1.88 ERA), who tossed his fifth straight quality start his last time out, will oppose RHP Jack Leiter (1-3, 4.85 ERA) and the Rangers in this series opener.
ABOUT ARRIGHETTI: RHP Spencer Arrighetti owns a sparkling 1.88 ERA in five starts on the season. In his last start he gave up only one earned run, but took his first loss of the 2026 season against the Cincinnati Reds.
ABOUT LEITER: Jack Leiter has an 11-16 career record with a 4.81 ERA in 230.0 career innings. He holds a 1-1 record against the Astros with a 4.26 ERA in 19.0 innings. Leiter is the son of famous lefty Al Leiter and the nephew of former big leaguer hurler Mark Leiter.
VS. TEXAS: The Astros and Rangers are playing their first series of 2026. Today’s game marks the beginning of the annual Silver Boot Series with the Silver Boot going to the team with the most victories. Tonight’s contest will be the 300th game between these two teams as the Astros aim to make it an even 150-150 with a victory in tonight’s game. The Astros retained the Silver Boot last season by winning seven games in 13 tries.
THE SILVER BOOT SERIES: The Astros and Rangers have played each other 292 times in their franchise histories, splitting those matchups evenly with 146 wins apiece…recently, the Astros have had the upper hand, winning or splitting nine straight season series, going 93-51 against the Rangers since the start of the 2017 season.
TODAY’S AVAILABILITIES: The Astros clubhouse will be open to approved media at Daikin Park from 3:10-4 p.m. CT…Astros Manager Joe Espada will be made available in the Astros dugout at approx. 4 p.m.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Friday, May 15, 1:10 p.m. CT
Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX
TV: Space City Home Network
Streaming: SCHN+
Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 09: Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies pitches in the first inning during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on May 09, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Colorado Rockies (17-27) are back at Coors Field after a difficult Pennsylvania swing, opening a six-game homestand with a weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks (20-22). Colorado went 2-4 through Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and yesterday’s 7-2 loss to the Pirates came with a larger concern than the score: Chase Dollander left in the second inning and has now been placed on the 15-day injured list with an elbow strain. The bad news resulted in a series of roster moves, and Sterlin Thompson (No. 13 PuRP) is reportedly headed to Denver.
Colorado also enters this homestand trying to stop a May slide that has left them 3-9 on the month.
The third-place Diamondbacks are coming off a painful 6-5 walk-off loss to Texas on Wednesday, and the overall offensive production has been underwhelming. Still, they still have Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte, and former Rockie Nolan Arenado — who has a 118 wRC+ with six home runs on the year.
The Rockies are 8-11 with a .767 OPS at Coors Field and will turn to veteran lefty Kyle Freeland as they look to return to the win column.
Freeland enters at 1-4 with a 6.00 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP, and his recent stretch since returning from the injured list has been uneven — 16 earned runs in 14 1/3 innings across three starts. Freeland is still getting hitters to chase, and he has done a good job limiting walks. The problem is that the contact has been too loud when opponents square him up, especially against the fastball.
Marte has hit Freeland hard, going 17-for-48 with three home runs and a 1.124 OPS against him.
Merrill Kelly takes the mound for Arizona, and his 2026 numbers have not been great. The veteran righty enters with a 7.62 ERA and a 1.92 WHIP through five starts, with hard contact and walks both showing up as problems. His four-seamer, changeup, and cutter have all been hit hard. But Kelly has been very good against Colorado over his career. In 17 starts against the Rockies, he is 9-3 with a 3.25 ERA, 102 strikeouts, and a 1.130 WHIP.
Ezequiel Tovar has had a brutal start to the season, but he has handled Kelly: .438 with two home runs in 16 at-bats.
A good night won’t fix all that. But a steady Freeland start, a few real swings against Kelly, and a win over a division opponent would be a great way to start the homestand.
The starting pitching rotation for the Yankees is expecting a big boost from the impending return of Gerrit Cole, but manager Aaron Boone is refusing to rush him.
In a brief pregame news conference ahead of Friday's Subway Series opener at Citi Field against the Mets, Boone emphasized that "the likelihood is two more [minor league starts] for [Cole], and then [the Yankees] will be in a position to roll."
Cole is slated to take the mound tomorrow night at 6:05 pm EST for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders against the Syracuse Mets.
When asked for specifics on how they are managing Cole's workload as he gears up for a return - at this point likely to come before the end of May - Boone noted that his star righty is under a pitch count limit in the mid 80s.
The injuries are piling up for the Yankees at the moment. Max Fried was just added to the 15-day IL due to a left elbow bone bruise. Meanwhile, DH Giancarlo Stanton, corner outfielder Jasson Dominguez, and emerging shortstop Jose Caballero are all on the 10-day IL.
With the Bronx Bombers rolling into Queens for the weekend, having lost six of their last eight games, Boone is refusing to bow to the pressure and rush Cole back into the fold in the hopes of regaining control of the AL East.
"We don't want to take [Cole] off track for a short-term need," Boone remarked.
At the time of writing, the Yankees are currently two games behind the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays in the divisional standings.
A Facebook page for Edwin O. Diaz Laboy that appears to belong to the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher includes about a dozen video of cockfights. Some of the birds fought until they stopped moving and were removed from the pit of the arena.
A federal ban prohibits cockfighting in all 50 states and in U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico. USA TODAY Sports reviewed publicly available photos and videos of Diaz, roosters and cockfights posted to the Facebook account on May 15. Other posts to the account were locked to the public. Public access to the photos and reels appears to have since been restricted.
Along with photos and videos of Diaz pitching, smiling with family and friends and promoting community activities, posted to the account are more than 150 photos of roosters, cockfighting clubs or breeding facilities. One photo shows roosters packed into cardboard boxes, their heads poking out of cutout holes above small feeding dishes taped to the boxes.
The account also includes 26 reels featuring roosters, some fighting in organized matches. Others are shown on what appears to be a breeding facility where Diaz is featured holding roosters while promoting upcoming cockfights in multiple videos.
In one video, young-looking roosters are scurrying about what looks like a pen. A caption accompanying the video reads, "Upcoming champions in development."
Photos and videos of Diaz posted to the account date back to 2010. The first photo of a rooster was posted on Nov. 30, 2016, while the account's first promotion of Club Gallistico de Puerto Rico, a cockfighting club, was posted on July 31, 2018. Diaz has been featured in multiple videos and photos posted to social media promoting the cockfighting ring.
Diaz's full name is Edwin Orlando Diaz Laboy. He is currently on the injured reserve after undergoing surgery on April 22 to remove loose bodies in his right elbow, the Dodgers announced April 20.
Representatives of both MLB and the Dodgers declined comment when reached by USA TODAY Sports for a story that linked Dias to cockfighting in Puerto Rico through photos, videos and promotional material found on social media.
Multiple animal welfare organizations have called upon MLB to investigate Diaz's involvement in cockfighting since the story's publication.
Diaz, a three-time MLB All-Star, is pictured wearing a Dodgers uniform on Facebook in promotional material for cockfights.
He did not respond to interview requests USA TODAY Sports submitted to a publicist for the Dodgers and to THE TEAM, which represents Diaz.
The Facebook page also includes a photo of Diaz standing between Puerto Rican jockeys Jose Ortiz and Irad Ortiz Jr., also linked to cockfighting through photos, video and promotional materials on social media.
Jose Ortiz won the Kentucky Derby May 2 on Golden Tempo and Irad Ortiz finished second on Renegade. The brothers are two of thoroughbred racing's top jockeys, both scheduled to ride in the Preakness Stakes on May 16.
Jul 7, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; The Silver Boot trophy is on display on the concourse for the Lone Star series with the Texas Rangers playinng against the Houston Astros at Global Life Park in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - MAY 05: Rhys Hoskins #8 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates with teammates after hitting a three-run home run against the Kansas City Royals in the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium on May 05, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Detroit Tigers right fielder Wenceel Pérez (46) misses the ball that resulted a Boston Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida (7) double during the seventh inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Monday, May 4, 2026. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Detroit Tigers (19-25) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (19-24)
Time/Place: 6:45 p.m., Comerica Park SB Nation Site: Bluebird Banter Media: Apple TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: RHP Ty Madden (0-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Yesavage (1-1, 0.68 ERA)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 23: Cam Schlittler #31 of the New York Yankees warms up in the bullpen prior to the game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday, April 23, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Natalie Reid/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The first Subway Series matchup of the season features a pitching duel that, a few years ago, would have sounded completely ridiculous. Currently the best starter on the Yankees staff, Cam Schlittler enters Friday night looking less like a youngster trying to stick in a rotation and more like a legitimate Cy Young contender, while former Yankees closer Clay Holmes gets the nod in Queens for the Mets.
There is not much more to say about Schlittler at this point other than he has simply been dominant. Entering play Thursday, the Yankees’ 25-year-old right-hander led Major League Baseball in ERA, FIP, WHIP, and H/9.
For fun, pick between one of these two stat lines so far this season: pitcher one is 6-2 with a 1.98 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while pitcher two is 5-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings. If you took the former, congratulations, you picked Paul Skenes. If you picked the latter, you picked Schlittler. In his last outing, Schlittler tossed another gem, allowing just two hits and no runs before watching the Yankees’ bullpen let the game slip away late in Milwaukee.
The Yankees have already seen Schlittler rise to the occasion in rivalry games this season, particularly at Fenway Park against Boston, and now he gets to take center stage across town. A strong outing Friday night against the Mets would only continue building what is rapidly becoming one of the best stories in baseball.
Of course, on the other side stands a very familiar face. Holmes’ transition from Yankees closer to Mets starter last year has gone far better than many expected, as the right-hander enters tonight with a 1.86 ERA across 48.1 innings pitched over eight starts. Impressively, Holmes has yet to allow more than two runs in a single outing while consistently working at least five innings deep into games. Really putting together, a quality performance each start.
If the National League was not currently in the middle of a potential all-time great Cy Young race and the Mets were not buried near the bottom of the standings, Holmes would probably be receiving much more national attention for the season he is putting together. Yankees fans know better than most that Holmes possesses electric stuff. His first season as a starter was a success, and his performance so far this season shows he has continued to build off those positive results.
The pitching matchup may headline the night, but both offenses enter the series with very different levels of pressure. The Yankees continue to lean on one of the streakiest lineups in baseball that has several players yet to have a hot streak, while the Mets arrive in the Subway Series battered by injuries. Francisco Lindor, Francisco Alvarez, Luis Robert Jr., and Jorge Polanco are all currently on the injured list and Bo Bichette has struggled badly, leaving Juan Soto as one of the few consistent and dangerous bats remaining in the lineup.
Soto’s status carried some uncertainty entering Friday after fouling a ball off his foot earlier this week. However, after being listed as day-to-day and serving as the designated hitter Thursday (while homering), Soto returns to left field and bats third in the opener. The Mets will hope his health holds up for the weekend as the lineup around him has struggled to consistently generate offense for much of the season.
The Yankees go with a lefty-heavy lineup tonight, as Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe are the only two right-handed hitters scheduled to start. Spencer Jones, a day removed from his 25th birthday, serves as the designated hitter while batting seventh in the lineup. Aaron Boone has publicly said the coaching staff needs to get several guys going offensively, and the Yankees will hope the off day and return home to New York can help right the ship.
Naturally, this being the Subway Series, both teams arrive in Queens through very different circumstances. The back pages of the sports section show the Yankees chasing another postseason run while the Mets are simply trying to stay afloat after a disappointing start to the season. Rivalry games always seem to take on a life of their own regardless of what the standings say, and with both teams struggling recently, both clubs will hope this series can help build some positive momentum. Subway Series, let’s play ball!
How to watch
Location: Citi Field – Flushing, NY
First pitch: 7:15 pm ET
TV broadcast: Apple TV
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY), Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2
MIAMI, FL - MAY 04: Janson Junk #26 of the Miami Marlins pitches during the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on Monday, May 4, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Owen Gupta/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Oct 7, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; A detailed view of empty seats in a rain delay before game three of the ALDS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs between the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images | Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images
I’m happy to have a series that’s not against the Rays.
And it is on Apple TV. Stupid MLB.
I’ve been to Comerica Park once, for one game. We’d gone to Lansing to watch the Lugnuts and the Tigers had a day game, while the Lugnuts were playing in the evening. So there was time to drive to Detroit watch the game and come back and watch the Lugnuts.
Lansing is a very nice town and they had a pretty walk along the river.
