Padres vs Tigers: King vs Valdez

0:00It's March 27. You're listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage. I'm Cory with the story. The San Diego Padres are shaking off an 8-2 loss on opening day to the Detroit Tigers and gearing up for game 2 on Friday. They'll send Michael came to the mound against the Tigers' new ace, Framber Valdez, in what should be a tough matchup at 6.40pm Pacific time. Valdez just inked a three-year deal worth $115 million dollars with Detroit after eight strong years in Houston, where he posted A, 3.36 earned run average. The Padres had their eyes on him this off-season, but couldn't match the offer, so now they face him in his Tigers debut. King is coming off a tough year, with shoulder and knee injuries that limited him to 15 starts, plus a rough spring training with a 10.1, nine earned run average. Manager Craig Stamman tweaked the lineup for the lefty starter, sliding tie France in at first base, and keeping Fernando Tati's junior leading off, followed by Zander Bogueert.

1:02Meanwhile, the lineup features Jackson Meryl in center, Manny Machado at third, and newcomers like Miguel and DuHarr as the designated hitter, showing Stamman's plan to mix things up early in the season. Catch the action on Padres.tv, the MLB app, or local cable channels like Cox 83, and Spectrum 305, with radio coverage on. 87.3, the fan in English, or XEMO, 860 in Spanish, as the Padres push to even the series.