Danny Demilio

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates faced a tall task in Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in the first game of a doubleheader at Comerica Park on Thursday night. While the Pirates generated nine baserunners against Skubal, they couldn’t cash in. Continued poor offense combined with pitching woes led to a 9-2 beatdown at the hands of Detroit. The Tigers (48-27) scored the first seven runs of the game starting with Riley Greene’s sacrifice fly in the first.

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in Detroit gearing up for a doubleheader with the Tigers before returning to PNC Park for a quick weekend series with the Texas Rangers. Pittsburgh has dropped four of its last five games and is 29-45 as the halfway point of the season approaches. We’ve reached the point in the calendar where trade speculation is starting to swirl and the MLB draft is only about a month away, so there’s a lot going on with the Pirates and around the league.

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled outfielder Billy Cook from Triple-A Indianapolis. He takes the place of outfielder Bryan Reynolds, who was placed on the paternity list. Cook is in his second season with the Pirates after he was acquired at last year’s trade deadline from the Baltimore Orioles for pitching prospect Patrick Reilly. Cook made his big-league debut with the Pirates last season and appeared in 16 games at the end of the year.

1 week ago | pittsburghbaseballnow.com | Danny Demilio

The Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 7-3 in the first of a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Tuesday night. Pirates’ pitching yielded four home runs while Tiger’s pitching retired the final 13 batters of the game. The Pirates (29-45) will look to even their series with the Tigers (47-27) against ace pitcher Tarik Skubal on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on SportsNet Pittsburgh and 93.7 The Fan.

1 week ago | wpxi.com | Danny Demilio

Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitchers Bailey Falter and Carmen Mlodzinski combined to allow four home runs in their 7-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Tuesday night. How We Got ThereThe Pirates (29-45) jumped out to a short-lived early lead in the top of the second when Adam Frazier brought home Spencer Horwitz from third with a groundout to first base. Wenceel Pérez put the Tigers (47-27) up 2-1 with a two-run home run off Bailey Falter in the bottom of the inning.