FAMILIES, THEY’RE SOAKING IN EVERY SECOND. LET’S GO. GET THERE. IT’S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. BEAUTIFUL BALLPARK. I MEAN, IT’S JUST I CAN’T IT’S IT’S AWESOME MAN. IT’S A DREAM SOME KIDS HAVE HAD AT ONE POINT IN THEIR LIVES PLAYING AT A MAJOR LEAGUE BALLPARK. AND FOR EIGHT TEAMS MADE UP OF 14 AND 15 YEAR OLDS, THAT DREAM BECAME A REALITY THIS MORNING. I THOUGHT THE FIELD WAS A LOT BIGGER, BUT I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL FIELD, HONESTLY. SO A LITTLE SCARED IN THAT HOT CORNER AT THIRD BASE. NOT GOING TO LIE. THIS IS THE FIRST SET OF GAMES BIG LEAGUE DREAM DAY HAS HOSTED AT PNC PARK. ORGANIZERS TEAMING UP WITH THE PIRATES TO BRING THE BIG LEAGUE ATMOSPHERE TO LIFE. IT’S PRETTY COOL TO SEE THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES JUST TO, YOU KNOW, REALIZE DURING A BALLPARK LIKE PNC PARK, ARGUABLY THE BEST ONE IN THE NATION. SO IT’S IT’S AN AWESOME, AWESOME EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY GAME. I LOVE BASEBALL, I’VE COACHED IT. AND I HOPE THE PLAYERS REALLY LIVE THIS DAY TO THE FULLEST. EVERY HIT OUT AND CATCH HAD THE FEELING OF A BIG LEAGUE GAME FOR FATHER AND SON. MARK AND LUCAS JANEIRO. IT’S A MOMENT THEY’LL CHERISH AND HOPE. IT’S JUST THE BEGINNING. HOPEFULLY GETS MOTIVATED, WANTS TO WORK HARDER AND GET AFTER IT. AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP WORKING. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND PLAY WHERE PEOPLE LIKE PAUL SKENES HAVE PLAYED. IT’S JUST KIND OF AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY. NOW. AS FOR WHAT’S NEXT, OFFICIALS WITH THE PIRATES AND BIG LEAGUE DREAM DAY SAY THEY WANT TO ADD MORE TEAMS TO MAKE THIS FEEL AS BIG AS THE MOMENT. DOES.
Pirates take road slide into matchup against the Tigers
Pittsburgh: Andrew Heaney (3-5, 3.33 ERA); Detroit: Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA)
Updated: 9:29 AM EDT Jun 18, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates (29-45, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (47-27, first in the AL Central)Detroit; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Andrew Heaney (3-5, 3.33 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -303, Pirates +241; over/under is 7 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will aim to break their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.Detroit has a 25-11 record in home games and a 47-27 record overall. Tigers pitchers have a collective 3.34 ERA, which ranks second in the AL.Pittsburgh has a 10-26 record on the road and a 29-45 record overall. The Pirates have a 19-8 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with a .278 batting average, and has 17 doubles, 15 home runs, 22 walks and 51 RBIs. Javier Baez is 14 for 37 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.Andrew McCutchen has 12 doubles, seven home runs and 26 RBIs while hitting .262 for the Pirates. Spencer Horwitz is 9 for 34 with three doubles over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .260 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored by seven runsPirates: 5-5, .204 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by five runsINJURIES: Tigers: Will Vest: day-to-day (finger), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Pittsburgh Pirates (29-45, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (47-27, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Andrew Heaney (3-5, 3.33 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -303, Pirates +241; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will aim to break their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit has a 25-11 record in home games and a 47-27 record overall. Tigers pitchers have a collective 3.34 ERA, which ranks second in the AL.
Pittsburgh has a 10-26 record on the road and a 29-45 record overall. The Pirates have a 19-8 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with a .278 batting average, and has 17 doubles, 15 home runs, 22 walks and 51 RBIs. Javier Baez is 14 for 37 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Andrew McCutchen has 12 doubles, seven home runs and 26 RBIs while hitting .262 for the Pirates. Spencer Horwitz is 9 for 34 with three doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .260 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Pirates: 5-5, .204 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Will Vest: day-to-day (finger), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.