PBN Around the Horn: Pirates & Tigers Set to Play Two Today in Detroit

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Since the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-13) and the Detroit Tigers (7-14) game was canceled on Tuesday, we will have a doubleheader for Wednesday. Set to start game one for the Pirates will be Dillon Peters (3-0, 0.00 ERA), and he will face Michael Pineda (1-1, 3.60 ERA). Game one will start at 1:10 p.m. at Comerica Park.

Game two will feature Jose Quintana (0-1, 3.32 ERA) for the Pirates. Quintana’s mound opponent will be Alex Faedo (MLB Debut). Game time is set for 4:40 p.m.

UPDATE (4:15 p.m.) Tigers Lineup for game two

Here's how we line up for Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh, starting at 4:30 ET. pic.twitter.com/gshfQtAZgC

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 4, 2022

UPDATE (4:11 p.m.) Pirates Lineup for game two

1. Gamel RF
2. Reynolds CF
3. Hayes 3B
4. Vogelbach DH
5. Chavis 1B
6. VanMeter 2B
7. Castillo SS
8. Perez C
9. Marisnick LF

UPDATE (12:51 p.m.) Moments before game one begins, the Pirates and Tigers game has seen a shift in the O/U. As it stands the Pirates are still +135 underdogs and the O/U is now 8 runs even.

UPDATE (11:17 a.m.) Recently optioned Aaron Fletcher will serve as the Pirates’ 27th man during today’s doubleheader.

UPDATE (11:07 p.m.) We have a money line and an O/U for game two between the Pirates and Tigers. The Pirates open up as +114 underdogs with an O/U of 7.5 runs.

UPDATE (10:59 a.m.) The Pirates lineup for game one.

The first of two today.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/8orcADZdBg

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) May 4, 2022

UPDATE (9:50 a.m.) Tigers lineup for game one

First of two against the Bucs. pic.twitter.com/Wn5SEDmijJ

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 4, 2022

Weather: 57 degrees, partly cloudy for first pitch in game one.
Weather Game Two: 59 degrees, partly cloudy
TV/Radio: AT&T Sportsnet, KDKA Radio for both game one and game two
Money Line Game One:  PITT +135 underdogs, O/U, 8 runs
Money Line Game Two: PITT +114 underdogs O/U, 7.5 runs 

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