The Tigers will run the following lineup out against Jeff Niemann and the Rays for the finale of the season-opening homestand:

Austin Jackson, CF
(.500 AVG, 8R, 2-2B, 1-3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, .583 OBP)
Brennan Boesch, RF
(.174 AVG, 1R, 1 RBI)
Miguel Cabrera, 3B
(.471 AVG, 6R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 5 BB [2 IBB], 1.059 SLG)
Prince Fielder, 1B (.333 AVG, 5R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, .455 SLG)
Delmon Young, LF (.294 AVG, 2R, 1 RBI)
Alex Avila, C (.333 AVG, 4R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .800 SLG)
Jhonny Peralta, SS (.316 AVG, 2 R, 2-2B, 4 RBI, .421 SLG)
Andy Dirks, DH (.364 AVG, 1 R, 1-2B, 1 RBI)
Ryan Raburn, 2B (.125 AVG)

The Tigers are hitting .305 as a team coming in. The MLB average is .237, while the AL average is .236.

RAYS LINEUP:
Desmond Jennings, CF (.286 AVG, 4 R, 7 K)
Carlos Pena, 1B (.389 AVG, 1-2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
Evan Longoria, 3B (.471 AVG, 2-2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB)
Jeff Keppinger, DH (.333 AVG, 1 HR, 2 R)
Ben Zobrist, RF (.278 AVG, 3 RBI, 1-2B, 1-3B)
Sean Rodriguez, SS (.091 AVG, 2 BB, 1 K)
Jose Lobaton, C (.143 AVG, 2 BB, 2 K)
Elliott Johnson, 2B (.000 AVG, 1 BB, 1 K)
Matt Joyce, LF (.250 AVG, 1-3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 8 K)

Jeff Niemann, RHP (vs. Detroit: 5 GP, 4 GS, 1-2, 3.48 ERA, 23 K)