Overview

• Tarik Skubal struck out six over 5⅔ innings, allowing two runs in a 9-2 win for Detroit in the opener.
• Paul Skenes recorded nine strikeouts across six innings and conceded two runs before handing the game to Pittsburgh’s bullpen.
• Pinch-hitter Ke’Bryan Hayes delivered a go-ahead RBI single to spark a four-run 10th inning in the Pirates’ 8-4 nightcap victory.
• Tigers manager A.J. Hinch was ejected after challenging a close safe call at home plate in the 10th inning.
• Pittsburgh’s bullpen has surrendered 23 runs in 42 innings after Skenes exits, highlighting ongoing late-game struggles.