Tigers vs Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jul. 23
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All-Star outfielder Riley Greene will take to the bench as the Detroit Tigers look to avoid a series sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. The Tigers (60-42) and Pirates (41-61) play at 12:35 p.
"We're a really good team," Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson said after the eighth loss in nine games. "We just got to play like it."
The Pirates, who had lost 11 of their previous 12 games, have taken the first two games of the series from the AL Central leaders.
The Detroit Tigers are looking for some semblance of a spark as they're calling up No. 10 prospect Troy Melton, who will make his Major League Baseball debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows hit a double off Pirates ace Paul Skenes on Monday, July 21 — his first extra-base hit since June 22.