Tigers 5, Pirates 3: Ninth inning heroics

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsHey, it’s the Pirates! Because of course, the Tigers will face the Pirates almost as much in a given season as they will other AL Central teams.

Let’s take a look at how the matchup between Casey Mize and Martin Perez shaped up in Pittsburgh this afternoon.

Matt Vierling started out the game with a leadoff single in the first, then Riley Greene followed that with a one-out single. Spencer Torkelson kept things rolling with a single that scored Vierling and put the Tigers on the board nice and early. Gio Urshela grounded into a double play to end the inning. In the bottom half, Mize allowed a two-out single to Ke’Bryan Hayes, but the Pirates had to settle for…