Gameday 55/56: Pirates play two against Tigers

Pirates will play a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday

May 29, 2024

After the weather postponed game one, the Pirates and Tigers will play a pair of games on Wednesday, the first one starting at 12:40 pm ET, with the following one 40 minutes after game one ends.

The Pirates will send both of their probable pitchers for the series on the mound, with Jared Jones going in game one and Paul Skenes following up afterward.

On Tuesday, the Pirates placed Martin Perez and Joey Bart on the injured list. They also activated Ke’Bryan Hayes and selected the contract of Grant Koch.

This will be the gameday thread for both games.

Pirates Lineup

Game 1

DH - Andrew McCutchen

LF - Bryan Reynolds

1B - Connor Joe

RF - Edward Olivares

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

2B - Nick Gonzales

C - Yasmani Grandal

CF - Michael A. Taylor

SS - Alika Williams

Game 2

DH - Andrew McCutchen

LF - Bryan Reynolds

RF - Connor Joe

SS - Oneil Cruz

2B - Nick Gonzales

1B - Rowdy Tellez

3B - Jared Triolo

CF - Ji Hwan Bae

C - Grant Koch

Tigers Lineup

Game 1

RF - Wenceel Perez

CF - Matt Vierling

LF - Riley Greene

DH - Mark Canha

3B - Gio Ushela

2B - Colt Keith

1B - Spencer Torkelson

SS - Javier Baez

C - Jake Rogers

Game 2

CF - Wenceel Perez

DH - Riley Greene

3B - Matt Vierling

RF - Mark Canha

2B - Colt Keith

LF - Akil Baddoo

1B - Spencer Torkelson

SS - Zach McKinstry

C - Carson Kelly

Pitching Matchup

Game 1

PIT - Jared Jones (3-4, 3.05 ERA, 59 IP, 10 BB, 68 K)

DET - Tarik Skubal (6-1, 2.25 ERA, 60 IP, 10 BB, 72 K)

Game 2

PIT - Paul Skenes (1-0, 2.25 ERA, 16 IP, 4 BB, 21 K)

DET - Keider Montero (Major League Debut)

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