It was a wet, soggy night in the ‘Burgh, with a rain delay as thunderstorms rolled through the area, so the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers got a late start on Tuesday night’s series opener after a two-hour delay. Unfortunately, the Pirates fell to Detroit 5-3.
The Bucco bats were mostly left inside after the delay. Despite jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Yu Chang double that scored Cal Mitchell, the Buccos only snagged six total hits on the night off of Tigers starter Tarik Skubal, who worked seven strong innings and fanned nine Buccos.