The week ahead: Pirates host Tigers, Diamondbacks
Here’s a look at next week’s Pittsburgh Pirates schedule:
vs. Tigers
6:40 p.m. Monday (SN PIT)
6:40 p.m. Tuesday (SN PIT)
12:35 p.m. Wednesday (SN PIT)
• After wrapping their first post-All-Star break action over the weekend vs. the White Sox, the Pirates continue a nine-game homestand starting Monday with three contests against the Tigers. Paul Skenes’ AL adversary from the All-Star Game, Tarik Skubal, begins the second half of the season with a 10-3 record and 2.33 ERA. Casey Mize has also been a key rotation member for Detroit, going 9-3 with a 3.15 ERA.
vs. Diamondbacks
6:40 p.m. Friday (SN PIT)
6:40 p.m. Saturday (SN PIT)
1:35 p.m. Sunday (SN PIT)
• Arizona third baseman Eugenio Saurez enters the second half of the season as his club’s leader in homers (31) and RBIs (78) while slashing .250/.320/.569. Right fielder Corbin Carroll is batting .245 with 21 homers and 47 RBIs. On the mound, it’s been a down year for Zac Gallen, who’s gone 7-10 with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP over 20 starts. In 2022 and 2023, Gallen produced back-to-back campaigns in which he finished in the top five for the NL Cy Young.
Justin Guerriero is a TribLive reporter covering the Penguins, Pirates and college sports. A Pittsburgh native, he is a Central Catholic and University of Colorado graduate. He joined the Trib in 2022 after covering the Colorado Buffaloes for Rivals and freelancing for the Denver Post. He can be reached at jguerriero@triblive.com.
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