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September 25, 2026 · AL Cent

Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers

September 25, 20266:40 PM ETComerica Park
AWAY
Pittsburgh Pirates
57-60
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HOME
Detroit Tigers
56-59

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · PIT Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Bryan Reynolds LF · S .266 .377 .441 .818 15 63 125 .730
2 Brandon Lowe 2B · L .255 .321 .486 .807 24 72 134 .730
3 Nick Gonzales 3B · R .309 .362 .399 .761 6 50 79 .719
4 Jake Mangum CF · S .298 .352 .374 .726 3 24 61 .715
5 Spencer Horwitz 1B · L .271 .375 .439 .814 10 37 45 .737
6 Jared Triolo SS · R .239 .316 .304 .620 1 20 56 .712
7 Henry Davis C · R .170 .268 .315 .583 8 30 48 .707
8 Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R .248 .364 .595 .959 14 38 68 .750
9 Endy Rodríguez C · S .269 .376 .470 .846 7 20 41 .724
HOME · DET Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Kevin McGonigle SS · L .284 .391 .431 .822 12 44 69 .755
2 Riley Greene LF · L .276 .367 .459 .826 16 54 127 .766
3 Dillon Dingler C · R .278 .341 .536 .877 26 78 99 .728
4 Spencer Torkelson 1B · R .218 .307 .419 .726 20 58 141 .743
5 Colt Keith 3B · L .275 .321 .425 .746 8 31 62 .741
6 Zach McKinstry 2B · L .216 .296 .326 .622 4 23 49 .710
7 Gleyber Torres 2B · R .268 .385 .404 .789 7 29 51 .729
8 Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R .263 .293 .418 .711 6 27 51 .746
9 James Outman CF · L .173 .232 .321 .553 5 17 70 .712

Manager comparison

AWAY · PIT
Don Kelly
Lineup 4.0 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 2.8 R
HOME · DET
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.1 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.2 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · PIT
  • Available 8
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · DET
  • Available 10
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · PIT
2-8 L3 -17 run diff
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HOME · DET
6-4 W1 +51 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Pirates and Tigers staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.