MLB Starting Pitchers · Projections & Recent Form

April 20, 2026 MLB Starting Pitchers

1 game · 2 starters · Updated Jun 4, 11:28 PM ET

The Almanac's Take

Thin Monday slate — one game, two starters, both medium confidence. The counterintuitive read here is that 48°F at Fenway partially offsets the park's 6% run-scoring bump, which nudges both projected lines slightly more favorable than the raw matchup tag suggests. Between the two, Flaherty projects 4.6 Ks over 4.5 IP with 2.1 projected ER, but his 4.88 season ERA is hard to get past against Boston. Gray is the cleaner arm — 3.06 ERA on the year, same 2.1 projected ER — though his 3.9 projected IP is a short leash that caps the upside either way.

#1Jack Flaherty(RHP)

Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

Fenway Park · Final

GS
11
IP
48.0
W-L
1-6
ERA
4.88
WHIP
1.62
K/9
10.30
BB/9
5.10
K/BB
2.04

Projection

Matchup · unfavorable
IP
4.5
K
4.6
ER
2.1
H
4.2
HR
0.20
BB
3.1
QS%
15%
Win%
45%
DK pts
10.6
Floor
2.2
Ceiling
19.0
Rest
5d
  • Fenway Park boosts run scoring by 6%
  • Cold conditions (48°F) suppress offense

Last 3 Starts

Recent starts for Jack Flaherty.
DateIPHERBBKHRPDec
2026-04-156.02137097
2026-04-095.75136189
2026-03-284.34242089L

#2Sonny Gray(RHP)

Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Fenway Park · Final

GS
10
IP
50.0
W-L
6-1
ERA
3.06
WHIP
1.20
K/9
7.40
BB/9
2.50
K/BB
2.93

Projection

Matchup · unfavorable
IP
3.9
K
3.9
ER
2.1
H
3.9
HR
0.20
BB
0.9
QS%
15%
Win%
45%
DK pts
9.3
Floor
1.9
Ceiling
16.7
Rest
6d
  • Fenway Park boosts run scoring by 6%
  • Cold conditions (48°F) suppress offense

Last 4 Starts

Recent starts for Sonny Gray.
DateIPHERBBKHRPDec
2026-04-144.09511293L
2026-04-086.33022090W
2026-04-036.04203087W
2026-03-284.06315180

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