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Troy Melton listened intently to Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter’s instructions. With Melton’s pitch count approaching 90 with two outs in the fifth inning, he was likely on his last batter in his Major League debut.
The Detroit Tigers lost again. They were swept in a three-game series by the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates and have now dropped nine of their last 10 games. They sti
Melton, 24, was the team’s fourth-round pick out of San Diego State in 2022 and he’s had a meteoric rise through the system.
Spencer Horwitz hit his first career grand slam and Bailey Falter matched a career-high with eight strikeouts to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 win and sweep of the Detroit Tigers.
Spencer Horwitz's grand slam backed up a quality start from Bailey Falter and helped the host Pittsburgh Pirates finish off a three-game sweep of the frontrunning Detroit Tigers with a 6-1 victory on Wednesday afternoon.
The Pirates are going for the sweep after taking games 1 and 2, 3-0 and 8-5. Detroit will toss Melton on the mound, who makes his first career start. The Tigers' five runs in Tuesday's games was more than the four combined runs scored in the four previous outings.
Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates will hit the field against the Detroit Tigers and starter Troy Melton on Wednesday. First pitch is at 12:35 p.m. ET at PNC Park. Here's everything you need to know to watch the Tigers vs. Pirates game.
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