Detroit weather april 20219/12/2023 ![]() It will be mostly cloudy on Friday, with a few morning showers still possible in the Thumb region. There will still be a few scattered rain showers around on Thursday night, with some wet snowflakes possible later at night. And, as I remind you every year, Detroit’s biggest snowfall ever occurred on April 6th, 1886, when we got 24.5 inches! Oh, happy day. In fact, today’s record snow of 2.6 inches occurred just seven years ago in 2014. For sure, it’s not nearly as common as March snow, but it happens. If you are one of the lucky (or unlucky) ones to see those snowflakes today, and then start wondering how unusual this is, be assured that April snow isn’t that unusual. ![]() And also remember our FutureCast product, which shows you the precipitation pattern’s projected movement. Remember that the live radar on the free Local4Casters weather app is color coded just like what we show you on TV, so you can see where the precipitation is liquid versus frozen. Factor in a west wind moving at 10 to 15 mph, and it’ll be a raw, chilly April day. In fact, some of us won’t even reach the upper 40s. The Tigers will then return home for another AL Central foe, the worst-in-MLB (yes, worse than the A’s) Kansas City Royals on Monday, while the Twins will host the Red Sox beginning Monday.We start the day in the 30s, and will struggle to reach the upper 40s by this afternoon. (Saturday features a start from Joey Wentz, who hasn’t completed a fifth inning of work since May 8, so that could be a “bullpen game,” too.)Īfter tonight’s game, the Tigers and Twins wrap up the series with a pair of 2:10 p.m. Vest opened Sunday's game with a scoreless inning, then threw a scoreless inning Thursday night against the Twins. Meanwhile, the Tigers haven’t said who they’ll be sending to the mound announced Will Vest as Friday's "opener," with tonight and Sunday’s game getting the “bullpen game” label. Will the Tigers adjust? They managed to chase other frequent foe Sonny Gray after just four innings on Thursday night in their victory, so perhaps - for one night - it’ll be Ryan who’s trapped in the AL Central with the Tigers, rather than the other way around. (The cumulative stat hit minus-21 for Ryan last season, so he’s well on his way to topping that.) And sure enough, his four-seamer has been elite, with a minus-13 run value already this season. "But from that arm slot, it plays up a little bit, and then he has some good off-speed to go with it."Īt least this season, Ryan’s mastery has spread to other teams, as he’s in the top 10% of nearly every metric offered by MLB’s StatCast, including the two that are generally obvious when watching a game: Chase rate (97th percentile) and barrel percentage (92%). As Spencer Torkelson put it in April 2022 - back before we really understood how occasionally lousy the Tigers' bats could get - "You look on the board, and (his fastball is) only 92-93 (mph), not overwhelming," Torkelson told reporters. So what’s his secret? According to the Tigers of last season, it’s his four-seam fastball. Against the rest of the majors, meanwhile, Ryan posted a 4.09 ERA with 51 strikeouts over 123 1/3 innings. the Tigers and gave up two runs in 23 2/3 innings (a 0.76 ERA), while striking out 33 and issuing just three walks. Detroit in 2021, when he allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings. But that’s inflated - a bit - by his first start vs. In his third season since joining the Twins from the Rays (in a rare trade loss for Tampa Bay, who got a couple months of Nelson Cruz in exchange for Ryan), the 27-year-old has a 2.54 ERA in 28 1/3 innings vs. Game notes: If there’s one pitcher who should be happy to share a division with the Tigers, it’s Minnesota’s Joe Ryan. THURSDAY'S VICTORY: Matthew Boyd bounces back, Spencer Torkelson delivers in Detroit Tigers' 8-4 win vs.
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