Pirates come into matchup with the Tigers on losing streak
Pittsburgh Pirates (29-45, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (47-27, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Andrew Heaney (3-5, 3.33 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -328, Pirates +259; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to stop their three-game skid with a win over the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit is 47-27 overall and 25-11 in home games. The Tigers have a 32-4 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Pittsburgh has a 29-45 record overall and a 10-26 record in road games. The Pirates are 19-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The teams square off Thursday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson has 16 doubles and 16 home runs while hitting .234 for the Tigers. Javier Baez is 14 for 37 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 10 doubles, a triple, a home run and 15 RBIs for the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen is 12 for 40 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .260 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Pirates: 5-5, .204 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), 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)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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