1:10 pm
April 22

Pirates @ Tigers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Pittsburgh Pirates (8-10)

@ Detroit Tigers (7-11)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Brubaker (PIT): 1-2; 8.74 ERA

Urena (DET) 0-3; 5.52 ERA

 

Current odds:

Pittsburgh Pirates: (+105)

Detroit Tigers: (-125)

 

• The Detroit Tigers finish off a three-game home series against Pittsburgh on Thursday. Jonathan Schoop hopes his early-season slump ended on Wednesday. Schoop blasted his first homer of the season in the second game of a split doubleheader, a 5-2 Detroit win that snapped a five-game losing streak. Schoop also had an RBI single in the first game, which Pittsburgh won 3-2. Schoop, who has played both first and second base this season, was batting .163 with two RBIs in 14 games entering the doubleheader. He nudged his average to .182 with the two hits.

• Right-hander Jose Urena will start the series finale for the Tigers. Urena struggled through his first two starts, then tossed seven strong innings at Oakland on Friday. He struck out a career-high eight batters while allowing just two runs in his longest start since May 2019. Urena (0-3, 5.52 ERA) uncharacteristically walked nine batters over his first two outings but only issued two against the A’s. He’s faced the Pirates seven times in his career, including three starts, posting a 1-3 record and 8.18 ERA.

• He’ll be opposed by Mitch Keller (1-2, 8.74), who has not gone past the fifth inning in any of his three starts this season. The right-hander will be aiming for a career-high second victory in what will be his 20th start in three seasons. Keller allowed four runs in five innings in his only career start against Pittsburgh on June 18, 2019 — his third career start. He is coming off a rough start against San Diego last Thursday, when he lasted just 3 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs and nine hits in an 8-3 loss.

• Phillip Evans was the Pirates’ top offensive player in the first two games of the Tigers series thus far, contributing two hits and a run scored in the opener and a solo homer in the second game.

• Pittsburgh added another outfield option on Wednesday, claiming Ka’ai Tom off waivers from Oakland.

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