April 4, 2026 MLB Starting Pitchers

The Almanac's Take

Thin Saturday slate — just two starters, both flagged low confidence and both drawing unfavorable matchups in the same Cardinals-Tigers game. May projects 3.7 Ks over 3.9 IP with a 2.3 projected ER; Flaherty mirrors him almost exactly at 3.8 Ks, 3.9 IP, and 2.5 projected ER. Neither number jumps off the page, and Flaherty carries an extended-rest rust flag after seven days off, which makes his command picture hazier than the line suggests. With a 4.88 season ERA and that workload gap, Flaherty is the harder lean. Manage expectations here — the grid is sparse and both projections sit in low-confidence territory.