The Pittsburgh Pirates are heading to Detroit to take on the Tigers. With the travel day from Washington, the Bucs had Monday off. Still, the team’s top four minor league affiliates were all in action Monday. The four teams split with two of them winning and two taking losses.
Triple-A Indianapolis took on the Toledo Mud Hens of the Detroit Tigers’ organization. The Indians’ saw one of their top pitching prospects in JT Brubaker toe the rubber. Brubaker, our preseason pick to win Indians’ Pitcher of the Year, had another strong outing. The former Akron Zip threw 5.