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September 26, 2026 · AL Cent

Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers

September 26, 20261:10 PM ETComerica Park
AWAY
Pittsburgh Pirates
79-77
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HOME
Detroit Tigers
73-83

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 .262 .365 .423 .788 17 71 158 .730
2 Brandon Lowe 2B · L .262 .332 .492 .824 33 93 184 .730
3 Nick Gonzales 3B · R .302 .365 .389 .754 6 60 97 .719
4 Jake Mangum CF · S .279 .336 .370 .706 5 32 87 .715
5 Ryan O'Hearn RF · L .264 .331 .443 .774 18 73 93 .730
6 Spencer Horwitz 1B · L .248 .346 .367 .713 10 47 69 .737
7 Oneil Cruz CF · L .280 .367 .490 .857 20 67 136 .729
8 Jared Triolo SS · R .241 .311 .307 .618 3 29 69 .712
9 Konnor Griffin SS · R .267 .322 .389 .711 5 31 78 .759
HOME · DET Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Kevin McGonigle SS · L .274 .376 .424 .800 17 70 92 .750
2 Dillon Dingler C · R .243 .301 .450 .751 27 89 136 .724
3 Spencer Torkelson 1B · R .229 .326 .424 .750 24 72 184 .738
4 Riley Greene LF · L .285 .372 .484 .856 21 75 152 .766
5 Colt Keith 3B · L .258 .322 .406 .728 10 36 84 .737
6 Zach McKinstry RF · L .202 .286 .298 .584 4 26 68 .710
7 Gleyber Torres 2B · R .262 .365 .368 .733 8 38 79 .729
8 Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R .262 .317 .426 .743 10 45 83 .746
9 Javier Báez SS · R .237 .265 .345 .610 2 17 38 .685

Manager comparison

AWAY · PIT
Don Kelly
Lineup 4.4 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 3.6 R
HOME · DET
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.9 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 1.4 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · PIT
  • Available 7
  • Limited 3
  • Rest required 1
  • Inactive 0
HOME · DET
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 1
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · PIT
6-4 W4 -5 run diff
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HOME · DET
6-4 L2 +13 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.