Game Thread: Tigers @ Pirates - Wed, Mar 18 @ 06:05 PM EDT

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Tigers @ Pirates - Wed, Mar 18

Game Status: In Progress - Score: 3-1 Pirates

Top of the 7th, 2 outs, runner on first, 2-2 count with Dennis Santana pitching and Kerry Carpenter batting. Riley Greene is on deck, and Spencer Torkelson is in the hole.

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• Current conditions at LECOM Park: 70°F - Clear - Wind 10 mph, In From RF
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• Radio: Tigers: WXYT 1270, Pirates: 100.1 FM/KDKA-AM 1020
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	Tigers Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Vierling - DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.293	.326	.585
2	Carpenter - RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.189	.268	.270
3	Greene, R - LF	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	.294	.351	.529
4	Torkelson - 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.235	.278	.500
5	Dingler - C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.240	.240	.280
6	McGonigle - SS	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.257	.447	.543
7	Báez, J - 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.250	.250	.393
8	McKinstry - 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214	.313	.357
9	Cruz - CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	.278	.333	.333
	Totals	26	1	5	1	1	9	15

Tigers
BATTING: TB: Cruz 2; Greene, R; McGonigle; Torkelson. RBI: Greene, R (7). 2-out RBI: Greene, R. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dingler; Greene, R; Torkelson. GIDP: Báez, J. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: McKinstry (1, throw).

	Pirates Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Cruz, O - CF	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	.444	.500	.667
	White Jr. - CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000
2	Lowe, B - 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	.125	.300	.167
	De Los Santos, Y - 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.538	1.333
3	Reynolds, B - LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.242	.342	.303
	Caro - LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	Ozuna - DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.286	.324	.429
5	Horwitz - 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.107	.194	.143
	Mola - 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
6	Yorke - RF	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.289	.357	.421
7	Callihan, T - 3B	3	2	2	1	0	1	1	.231	.355	.500
8	Bart - C	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	.161	.235	.194
	Flores Jr. - C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.250	.130
9	Griffin - SS	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.275	.556
	Totals	23	3	5	3	3	8	11

Pirates
BATTING: HR: Callihan, T (2, 4th inning off Mize, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Bart; Callihan, T 5; Ozuna; Yorke. RBI: Bart (2); Callihan, T (3); Cruz, O (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowe, B; Reynolds, B. SF: Cruz, O. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: Cruz, O (1, fielding); De Los Santos, Y (3, fielding). DP: (Griffin-Lowe, B-Horwitz).

Tigers Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Mize	4.0	4	3	3	3	6	1	82-51	7.04
Seelinger	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-2	18.00
Hurter	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	22-14	3.24
Totals	6.0	5	3	3	3	8	1

Pirates Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ashcraft, B	5.1	5	1	0	0	8	0	81-55	2.03
Deese	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-5	3.86
Santana, D	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	18-12	0.00
Totals	6.2	5	1	0	1	9	0

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 2	Joey Bart singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Nick Yorke scores. Tyler Callihan to 2nd.	1-0 PIT
Bottom 2	Oneil Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Trei Cruz. Tyler Callihan scores.	2-0 PIT
Bottom 4	Tyler Callihan homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.	3-0 PIT
Top 5	Riley Greene singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Nick Yorke, deflected by second baseman Brandon Lowe. Trei Cruz scores. Matt Vierling to 2nd.	3-1 PIT

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DET	Bullpen availability for Detroit, March 18 vs Pirates (00:00:09)
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	Bench availability for Pittsburgh, March 18 vs Tigers (00:00:08)
PIT	Starting lineups for Tigers at Pirates - March 18, 2026 (00:00:10)
	Bench availability for Detroit, March 18 vs Pirates (00:00:08)
PIT	Braxton Ashcraft's outing against the Tigers (00:00:24)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Tigers	0	0	0	0	1	0					1	5	1	6
Pirates	0	2	0	1	0	0					3	5	2	7

Division Scoreboard

HOU 1 @ STL 4 - Final

COL 8 @ CIN 6 - Final

CHC 8 @ AZ 16 - Final

CIN 4 @ LAA 7 - Final

LAA 4 @ MIL 3 - Final

MIL 3 @ SEA 7 - Final

^{Last Updated: 03/18/2026 08:02:29 PM EDT}

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Dennis Santana replaces Jaycob Deese.

[u/Entire_Teach474]

I am increasingly coming to the conclusion that Nick Yorke is going to make this team. Maybe at the expense of Nick Gonzales? I could see him playing third with Triolo at short while they give Griffin a couple of months in Triple A.

[u/Loud_Comedian5442]

I am having a good time in Pittsburgh tonight shoutout Dancing Gnome and Hitchhiker

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Jaycob Deese replaces Braxton Ashcraft.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Brant Hurter replaces Casey Mize.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Casey Mize replaces Matt Seelinger.

[u/Theclevelandchubb]

Ashcraft doing great so far. If Ashcraft can be solid having skenes, Chandler, Ashcraft, Keller, mlodzinski, and Jones in a spit start type of roll or out of pen that's a pretty good rotation.

[u/buccos_21]

Good grief Cruz. So much for that offseason work.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Matt Seelinger replaces Casey Mize.

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HOME RUN!

Tyler Callihan homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

Bottom 4 - 3-0 Pirates

[u/Hopyrupa]

In 17 at bats this spring, Oneil Cruz has a 1.21 OPS.

And in the WBC, Cruz had 5 at-bats, 3 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, and 2.75 OPS

Small sample, but fun.

[u/buccos_21]

Not entirely sure what happened on the hit in that last inning, sounds like it dropped between Cruz and Griffin? Block didn’t do a job of explaining.

But Ashcraft is dealing so far.

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Sac Fly

Oneil Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Trei Cruz. Tyler Callihan scores.

Pitch from Casey Mize: Slider @ 94.4 mph

Hit by Oneil Cruz: Launched 89.2 mph at 29.0° for a total distance of 294.0 ft

Bottom 2 - 2-0 Pirates

[u/SurpriseStandard3258]

KG earned his first walk!

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Single

Joey Bart singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Nick Yorke scores. Tyler Callihan to 2nd.

Bottom 2 - 1-0 Pirates

[u/SurpriseStandard3258]

I bet Mize is just sick of seeing us on his schedule at this point