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Games 21 and 22: Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 4:05 p.m.

Jordan Zimmermann vs. Chad Kuhl, Matthew Boyd vs. Jameson Taillon

MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Pittsburgh Pirates Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Game 1: Detroit Tigers (9-11) at Pittsburgh Pirates (12-10)

Time/Place: 4:05 p.m., PNC Park
Forecast: 57 degrees, cloudy
SB Nation site: Bucs Dugout
Follow us: @BlessYouBoys, @BucsDugout
Media: Fox Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (1-0, 7.71 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (2-1, 2.86 ERA)

Game 21 Pitching Matchup

Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
Zimmermann 16.1 24.7 5.5 4.07 0.3
Taillon 22.0 24.1 8.1 3.67 0.3

Lineups

DETROIT TIGERS PITTSBURGH PIRATES
DETROIT TIGERS PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Leonys Martin - CF Adam Frazier - 2B
Jeimer Candelario - 3B Gregory Polanco - RF
Miguel Cabrera - 1B Starling Marte - CF
Nick Castellanos - RF Josh Bell - 1B
JaCoby Jones - LF Corey Dickerson - LF
Niko Goodrum - 2B Francisco Cervelli - C
James McCann - C Colin Moran - 3B
Jose Iglesias - SS Jordy Mercer - SS
Jordan Zimmermann - RHP Jameson Taillon - RHP

Game 2: Detroit Tigers (10-11) at Pittsburgh Pirates (12-11)

Time/Place: At some point after the first game ends ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, PNC Park
Forecast: 54 degrees, cloudy
SB Nation site: Bucs Dugout
Follow us: @BlessYouBoys, @BucsDugout
Media: Fox Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: LHP Matthew Boyd (0-1, 1.40 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (2-1, 4.57 ERA)

Game 22 Pitching Matchup

Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
Boyd 19.1 15.5 5.6 4.16 0.2
Kuhl 21.2 17.4 7.1 4.03 0.2

Lineups

DETROIT TIGERS PITTSBURGH PIRATES
DETROIT TIGERS PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Leonys Martin - CF Sean Rodriguez - LF
Jeimer Candelario - 3B Jordy Mercer - SS
Nick Castellanos - RF Starling Marte - CF
Niko Goodrum - 1B Josh Bell - 1B
JaCoby Jones - LF David Freese - 3B
John Hicks - C Jose Osuna - RF
Dixon Machado - 2B Elias Diaz - C
Jose Iglesias - SS Max Moroff - 2B
Matt Boyd - LHP Chad Kuhl - RHP

Gameday reading

Up Next

It’s a pretty good pitching matchup tomorrow as Michael Fulmer and Ivan Nova face off in a 12:35 p.m. start. Then the Tigers head to Baltimore for a weekend series against the Orioles.