Martin Perez has put together two solid starts to begin the season, but one player in today's lineup that has given him fits recently is Gio Urshela, who is 7 for 14 with two doubles against Perez over the last three years, which has contributed to a 1.167 OPS against. Urshela has also enjoyed a strong start to the season with three multihit games in his six starts. Feel free to sprinkle on a multihit game here at plus odds, but the total bases play should be safer for us in this matinee matchup.

This is a nice matchup for Martin Perez who will face a subpar Tigers lineup at PNC Park. Perez has been solid through two starts and owns a respectable 2.45 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 8/5 K to walk ratio. He will face a Tigers lineup that is currently 25th in OPS against opposing southpaws. I like the veteran lefty's chances of going at least 5 and a third.