The Detroit Tigers (60-41) will travel to PNC Park to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (40-61) in an interleague matchup scheduled for 6:40 p.m.
The game features a pitching duel between two right-handers: Casey Mize for the Tigers and Mitch Keller for the Pirates. Mize enters the contest with a strong 9-3 record and a 3.15 ERA, while Keller holds a 3-10 record despite a respectable 3.48 ERA.
A closer look at their season performance shows Mize has pitched 88.2 innings with a 20.9% strikeout rate and a 1.3 fWAR. Keller has logged 119.0 innings on the mound, posting an 18.7% strikeout rate and a 2.6 fWAR, indicating his underlying performance has been more valuable than his win-loss record suggests.
Projected Starting Lineups:
Detroit Tigers
- Colt Keith, DH
- Gleyber Torres, 2B
- Wenceel Perez, RF
- Riley Greene, LF
- Spencer Torkelson, 1B
- Zach McKinstry, 3B
- Parker Meadows, CF
- Javier Baez, SS
- Jake Rogers, C
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Spencer Horwitz, 1B
- Nick Gonzales, 2B
- Bryan Reynolds, DH
- Tommy Pham, LF
- Oneil Cruz, CF
- Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B
- Alexander Canario, RF
- Henry Davis, C
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
