It’s the conclusion of an interleague set on the diamond between a pair of sub-.500 teams in the Steel City. The Detroit Tigers are on the road as they finish up a short two-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday afternoon. Detroit lost the rubber game of a three-game series on the road against Miami Sunday afternoon as they fell 8-6 in their previous contest. Pittsburgh won the rubber game of a three-game series at home against Philadelphia, rallying twice to earn a 6-4 win in 10 innings Sunday afternoon. This article was published prior to the conclusion of the opening game of the set at PNC Park Tuesday night.
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Detroit entered Tuesday losers of five of their previous six games as they blew a lead Sunday afternoon en route to a loss against the Marlins. The Tigers entered Tuesday 47-59 on the season and stood third in the AL Central, 6.5 games behind the Twins for the top spot in the division. They were 11.5 games behind the Blue Jays for the final wild card spot in the American League. On Sunday, Detroit got two hits each from Matt Vierling (run), Andy Ibanez and Javier Baez (two runs, RBI) though it wasn’t enough. The Tigers led 4-0 early but let it slip away, sending them to defeat in the process. Tarik Skubal didn’t factor in the decision as he threw 4.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Tyler Holton (0-2) took the loss in relief as he allowed two runs on three hits with no walks and one strikeout over one inning of work.
Provided that he isn’ ;t dealt ahead of Tuesday night’s trade deadline, Eduardo Rodriguez is on the mound for the Tigers as he logs his 16th start of the season in this contest. He comes in 6-5 with a 2.95 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, 21 walks and 91 strikeouts over 88.1 innings of work on the year. Rodriguez didn’t factor in the decision in his last start, which came last Tuesday at home against the Angels. He threw 4.2 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts in a game the Tigers dropped 7-6 in 10 innings. In his last three starts, Rodriguez is 2-0 with a 4.32 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP, five walks and 17 strikeouts over 16.2 innings of work. Rodriguez makes his third career start against the Pirates in this contest. He comes in 0-1 with a 5.23 ERA, a 1.548 WHIP, six walks and 13 strikeouts over 10.1 innings of work against them. Rodriguez, in his 192nd career major league appearance and 186th start, pitches at PNC Park for the first time in this contest.