Pirates bring 1-0 series lead over Tigers into game 2
Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (9-3, 3.15 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Pirates: Mitch Keller (3-10, 3.48 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 92 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -150, Pirates +126; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Detroit Tigers, leading the series 1-0.
Pittsburgh has a 27-24 record at home and a 40-61 record overall. The Pirates have a 28-17 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Detroit is 60-41 overall and 28-23 in road games. The Tigers have a 41-6 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew McCutchen has 15 doubles, eight home runs and 31 RBIs while hitting .256 for the Pirates. Tommy Pham is 11 for 35 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Gleyber Torres has nine home runs, 54 walks and 45 RBIs while hitting .281 for the Tigers. Colt Keith is 8 for 31 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 2-8, .220 batting average, 6.13 ERA, outscored by 33 runs
Tigers: 3-7, .209 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by 26 runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Chase Shugart: 15-Day IL (knee), Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (back), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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