Game 55 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Detroit Tigers May 29, 2024 4:00 p.m. EST (Game 2 of 2)

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/pirates-vs-tigers/2024/05/29/746468/live

3 - 1 pirates in the 3rd inning.

 

[kalinecountry]

Vierling ends the 3rd with an 11 pitch at bat.
Montero 60 pitches after 3 IP, Skenes, 57 pitches after 3 IP.

3 - 1.

 

[gotime909]

Montero with a pretty meh debut. Pretty good stuff. Just made a couple mistake pitches that were drilled. Almost into the Pitt bullpen. Maybe we can get a comeback win.

 

[gotime909]

Fucking Wentz balks to his first batter

 

[gotime909]

9 pitch inning for skenes mightve given him another inning.

 

[gotime909]

Lazy ass baddoo turns a single into a double in lf. Bench his ass!!! Tell me more about Malloy's defense

 

[gotime909]

Runner scores on sac fly. That run should be credited to baddoo

 

[gotime909]

Vierling again!

 

[gotime909]

Fully healthy bullpen in a 3 run game and they send Wentz back out there for a 3rd inning. Guess we're just waving the white flag on this one

 

[gotime909]

Why is Tork so bulletproof? Send him down and try to get his bat right

 

[jas5lf]

Didn't this organization learn anything last year with Wentz? Why is he still here?

 

[kalinecountry]

Well, this game sucked. Now they come to boston for 4 games. I don't think Skubal pitches in the series.
Probably get swept by the blowsox.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/pirates-vs-tigers/2024/05/29/746468/final/box

Boxscore.

Double header draw: Tigers call it a draw with the Pirates as they split the series 1-1

A good day to play two, indeed.

www.blessyouboys.com

Double header draw: Tigers call it a draw with the Pirates as they split the series 1-1.
A good day to play two, indeed.
BYBTB

Tigers lose battle of rookie starters, split doubleheader with Pirates

The Tigers got their first full taste of the Paul Skenes experience and it came as advertised.

www.detroitnews.com

Tigers lose battle of rookie starters, split doubleheader with Pirates.
Detnews

Vierling, has three homers in his last three games, four in his last seven and seven on the season.

Detroit Tigers burned by rookie flamethrower Paul Skenes in 10-2 loss to Pittsburgh Pirates

The Detroit Tigers, much like the rest of baseball, were befuddled by Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes in the 10-2 loss to split the doubleheader

www.freep.com

Detroit Tigers burned by rookie flamethrower Paul Skenes in 10-2 loss to Pittsburgh Pirates.
Freep

Torkelson finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Game 2, after going 0-for-4 with one strikeout in Game 1.

Tigers lose battle of rookie starters, split doubleheader with Pirates

The Tigers lost the second game, 10-2.

www.mlive.com

Tigers lose battle of rookie starters, split doubleheader with Pirates.
Mlive

 

[Mitchrapp]

BP has been a big let down this month. At least we got one. Not even going to criticize Tork's offense we've done that to death.

 

[tomdalton22]

too bad they didn't make the matchup between Skubal and Skenes

 

[kalinecountry]

Two small Pieces of advice for the Detroit Tigers as they tread water yet again.
1. Figure out if you have overrated your hitters or do you have a weak group of hitting coaches cause it’s one or the other..Everybody can’t always be late.
2. Adopt the concept the Lions seemingly have perfected under Holmes and Campbell identify the culture and types of player that culture requires to succeed. The Tjgers have very few young cornerstone players.. good teams have multiple.beyond Skubal.. not much.

Tigershitting by wRC+
Carp 153
Vierling 130
Canha 121
Perez 120
Greene 119
Ibanez 106
Kelly 84
Rogers 81
Urshela 79
Tork 78
Keith 68
Baez 41

TigerswRC+May:
Carp 207
Vierling 161
Keith 141
Ibanez 121
Rogers 118
Kelly 116
Perez 89
Tork 86
Urshela 71
Greene 70
Canha 67
Baez 30

Matt Vierling felt comfortable with new hand movements in the load of his swing for the first time Sept. 7, 2023. Since then, his pull rate has increased from 31.2% to 40.3% and his fly-ball rate has increased from 30.8% to 43.3%. (His .815 OPS since Sept. 7 ranks 29th in MLB.)

Lowest ERA since September 1(MLB pitchers with 12+ starts):
Tarik Skubal, 1.67
Reese Olson, 1.75 Seth Lugo, 2.14
Chris Sale, 2.33
Sonny Gray, 2.39
Corbin Burnes, 2.40
Logan Webb, 2.50

Since 1913, just six pitchers have struck out at least 80, walked no more than 11, and posted an ERA no higher than 2.01 over their first 11 starts in a season.
Tarik Skubal, 2024
Gerrit Cole, 2021
Jacob deGrom, 2021
Clayton Kershaw, 2016
Noah Syndergaard, 2016
Kris Medlen, 2012

 

[kalinecountry]

Following the 2nd game of yesterday’s doubleheader, the Tigers returned RHP Keider Montero to Triple A Toledo after he served as the 27th man.