Arguably the best young pitching prospect in baseball, Tampa Bay lefty Matt Moore, makes his first 2012 start of the season on Tuesday as the Rays visit Detroit in a potential playoff preview. Moore is a leading early contender for AL Rookie of the Year. Bet on every game at WagerWeb.com!

Tampa Bay at Detroit – Rays LHP Matt Moore vs. Tigers RHP Rick Porcello: Moore experienced a meteoric rise through the Rays farm system before bursting onto the Major League scene in September, culminating with the Rays’ only postseason win. The 22-year-old is ranked as MLB.com’s top prospect. … The Tigers are hoping for great things out of Porcello, whose bump in velocity and improvement in swings and misses in Spring Training rewarded him for an early-offseason workout program. He’ll be starting his fourth Major League season at just 23.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland – White Sox RHP Philip Humber vs. Indians RHP Jeanmar Gomez: The third pick in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft (by the Mets), Humber tries to follow up last year’s breakthrough, when he posted a 3.75 ERA with 26 starts in 28 appearances. Humber was 8-5 with a 3.10 ERA in the first half of 2011. … With an outstanding spring showing, Gomez earned the fifth spot on the Tribe’s starting staff. The right-hander has had stints with Cleveland over the past two years, but is on an Opening Day roster for the first time.

NY Yankees at Baltimore Orioles – Yankees RHP Freddy Garcia vs. Orioles LHP Wei-Yin Chen: Garcia clinched a spot in the rotation when Michael Pineda was placed on the DL with a shoulder injury, but a strong spring had the team debating carrying Garcia anyway. The soft-tosser was 2-0 with a 4.35 ERA in four starts vs. the O’s last year. … The 26-year-old southpaw from Taiwan will be making his Major League debut against the division-rival Yankees. Chen was 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA in five starts this spring.

Boston at Toronto – Red Sox RHP Daniel Bard vs. Jays RHP Kyle Drabek: After three years of dominant bullpen performances, Bard moves into his new role as a starter. He hasn’t worked in that role regularly since 2007 in the Minors. Bard has pitched 197 innings in his career, hopes to match that total this season. … Drabek was a late addition to the rotation after a foot injury to Dustin McGowan and the struggles of Brett Cecil. Drabek enters 2012 looking to rebound from a subpar rookie campaign that saw him go 4-5 with a 6.06 ERA in 18 games.

Seattle at Texas – Mariners RHP Blake Beavan vs. Rangers RHP Neftali Feliz: The former Rangers first-round draft pick Beavan was 1-1 with a 1.84 ERA against his former team last year, but this will be his first start in Arlington. The 23-year-old went 1-1 with a 3.48 ERA this spring to earn a rotation spot. … eliz makes his first Major League start after two successful years as the Rangers closer. He has a 2.55 career ERA, the lowest in team history among pitchers with at least 150 career innings. His career ERA at the Ballpark in Arlington is 3.50.

Kansas City at Oakland – Royals LHP Danny Duffy vs. A’s RHP Graham Godfrey: Blessed with a hot fastball and extraordinary stuff, Duffy is still searching for consistency in the Majors. He made 20 starts last year after coming up from Omaha and finished 4-8 with a lot of strikeouts — and walks. … Godfrey, who pitched five shutout innings against the Giants in his final exhibition start, was named the No. 4 starter two days later and is now set for his season debut. He went 1-2 with a 3.96 ERA in five games (four starts) for the A’s last year.

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