Diamondbacks 7, Tigers 5: That escalated quickly

Mar 31, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jose Fernandez hits a home run and first MLB HR against the Detroit Tigers in the fourth inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images A night after a not-quite-comeback in Arizona on Monday, the Tigers were the ones with the comfortable lead for most of the game on Tuesday before it all went belly-up late in the game, ending up with a 7-5 loss. Making his season debut for the Tigers was Casey Mize, who had a generally solid 2025 season… except for July, when in four starts batters had a .

970 OPS against him. But hey, Porcello-out those starts and he was lookin’ gooooood. The key for Mize is to stay healthy and avoid spending time on the Injured List.

(For those of you who aren’t old-timers around here, to Porcello-out is a verb meaning to consider the entirety of something, minus a very specific, very crappy part in the middle. If you’re curious if this refers to former Tiger “Kid Rick” Porcello , why yes, yes it does. ) Facing Mize for the Diamondbacks was Brandon Pfaadt (pronounced the same as “fought”).

The right-hander from Louisville has been reliable for Arizona in his two-plus years in the rotation, although his numbers don’t really jump out at you in any way. In his career he’s consistently had an ERA around 5, struck out around 8 batters per nine innings, and has had a WHIP of about 1. 3 — again, not great, but not terrible.