Gameday 75: Pirates look to even up series with Tigers
Andrew Heaney vs Tarik Skubal
The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped the first of three against the Detroit Tigers, 7-3. Alexander Canario went 1-3 with two RBI. He entered the game replacing Bryan Reynolds, who went to join his wife after going into labor.
Andrew McCutchen recorded the team’s only extra-base hit, a double. Bailey Falter allowed three runs on five hits and a walk, striking out four over five innings pitched.
Carmen Mlodzinski allowed four runs on four hits and a walk over two innings pitched. He is now 1-5 on the season.
Things don’t get any easier for the Pirates, as they now face Tarik Skubal on Wednesday. Andrew Heaney gets the nod for the road team.
First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
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Tigers Lineup
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Pitching Matchup
PIT - Andrew Heaney (3-5, 3.33 ERA, 78.1 IP, 59 K)
DET - Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA, 90.1 IP, 111 K)
Yesterday’s Feature
Minor-league top performers: Griffin earns weekly honors in Greensboro debut
The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted their top hitting prospect, Konnor Griffin, before the previous week of games started. Going from Single-A to High-A as a teenager, you almost wouldn’t blame him for getting off to a rocky start.
Today’s Feature
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Derek Berg just hit HR #5. I persist in thinking he's kinda prospect-y.
Dotel so far:
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