The Pittsburgh Pirates look to sweep their 2-game interleague rivalry series from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday afternoon at PNC Park
The Pittsburgh Pirates (9-2) retained their share of the best record in MLB with a Monday victory over the Detroit Tigers (6-4). On Tuesday, the teams close out their two-game designated interleague rivalry series at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. It’s the second consecutive strong start for the Pirates, who were 20-9 at the end of last April before fading to a fourth-place finish. Still, Pittsburgh’s 76-86 finish represented a 14-game improvement over a 100-loss campaign in 2022. Detroit played better-than-.500 baseball after the All-Star break in 2023, finishing second in the American League Center at 78-84. That was 12 more victories than the previous season.
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Game Date: April 9, 2024
Game Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
TV: Bally Sports Detroit – BSD
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Mitch Keller struck out nine in six solid innings on Monday and the Pirates beat the Tigers 7-4 for their third straight win. Pittsburgh took the lead with a three-run second inning, two on a single by Joey Bart. Bryan Reynolds homered later in the game, the 100th of his career.
Detroit trailed 7-2 after six innings before closing the gap with runs in the final two innings. Colt Keith and Matt Vierling each finished with two hits and an RBI in the Tigers’ third consecutive loss.
Veteran left-hander MartÃn Pérez takes the ball for the Pirates on Tuesday. He is 1-0 in two starts with a 2.45 ERA and 1.545 WHIP in 11 innings. Right-hander Casey Mize, who missed most of 2022 and all of 2023 with injuries, gets his second start for Detroit. He took a no-decision after allowing three runs in 4.1 innings against the New York Mets on Thursday.
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