Tigers aim to avoid series sweep against the Pirates
Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 12:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Troy Melton (0-0); Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-5, 4.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -155, Pirates +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to sweep a three-game series with a win against the Detroit Tigers.
Pittsburgh is 28-24 at home and 41-61 overall. The Pirates are 14-43 in games when they have allowed a home run.
Detroit has a 60-42 record overall and a 28-24 record on the road. The Tigers have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .322.
The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Pirates lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oneil Cruz has 14 doubles, two triples and 16 home runs while hitting .215 for the Pirates. Tommy Pham is 14 for 38 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 47 extra base hits (21 doubles, a triple and 25 home runs). Jake Rogers is 1 for 14 with a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 3-7, .243 batting average, 5.64 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
Tigers: 2-8, .210 batting average, 6.17 ERA, outscored by 33 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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