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Sunday afternoons in May tend to bring sunshine and great pitching, and today is no different. Aces abound on a full-slated day in the Majors, with Chris Archer, Jordan Zimmermann, Noah Syndergaard, Zack Greinke, Max Scherzer, Marcus Stroman and Madison Bumgarner all toeing the rubber.

The best place to catch all the action is on MLB.TV.

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Here is a look at what to watch for today in the Majors (all times ET):

Unleash the aces: TB@DET, 1:10 p.m.

The day starts with a matchup of excellent righties, as the Rays’ Archer and the Tigers’ Zimmermann square off at Comerica Park. Archer (3-4, 4.38 ERA) is still trying to find his footing, though he has struck out 61 batters in 49 1/3 innings. So the wipeout stuff is still there.

For Zimmermann, his first year in Detroit had been close to perfect before allowing seven earned runs in his past start. He’s allowed five home runs in his past four starts after allowing none in his first four.

Stat that matters: The Tigers’ lineup is packed with right-handed hitters, which are Archer’s specialty. Detroit’s 13 position players have combined to hit .200 against Archer over his career, …

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