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Tigers News
#3 BP
Joe Jimenez: Bounces back to record save Sunday
Aug 9th
Jimenez pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to earn the save in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Pirates.
#6 P
Spencer Turnbull: Solid again Sunday
Aug 9th
Turnbull (2-0) pitched seven innings of one-run ball to record the win Sunday against the Pirates. He allowed five hits and two walks while striking out four.
#2 SS
Niko Goodrum: Goes deep Saturday
Aug 8th
Goodrum went 2-for-6 with a solo homer, a double and an additional run scored during Saturday's 11-5 win against the Pirates.
#6 BP
Buck Farmer: Struggles Friday
Aug 8th
Farmer allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk while retiring just a single batter in Friday's 17-13, 11-inning win over the Pirates.
#1 3B
Jeimer Candelario: Busts out Friday
Aug 8th
Candelario went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 17-13 extra-innings win over the Pirates.
#1 3B
Isaac Paredes: Returns from injured list
Aug 7th
Paredes was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday but will remain at the Tigers' alternate training site.
#6 P
Tyler Alexander: Earns starting spot
Aug 7th
Alexander will be a member of the Tigers' rotation going forward, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
#2 BP
Jose Cisnero: Picks up win in relief
Jul 26th
Cisnero (1-0) allowed no runs on one hit and no walks while striking out one over one inning as he earned the win Sunday against the Reds.
PIT
Pirates News
#1 BP
Nick Mears: Returns to alternate site
Aug 9th
Mears was optioned to the Pirates' alternate training site Sunday.
#2 C
Jacob Stallings: Sitting in series finale
Aug 9th
Stallings is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
#5 P
Trevor Williams: Game versus Cards postponed
Aug 8th
Williams won't start Monday as the Cardinals' COVID-19 outbreak will cause another postponement, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
#2 2B
Kevin Newman: Improving at plate
Aug 8th
Newman went 4-for-5 with an RBI double in an 11-5 loss to the Tigers on Saturday.
#2 P
Joe Musgrove: Scratched with sore ankle
Aug 8th
Musgrove was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday against the Tigers with a sore ankle, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
#1 LF
Bryan Reynolds: Slump becoming memory
Aug 8th
Reynolds went 3-for-5 with a walk and three runs in Friday's 17-13 loss to Detroit.
#2 2B
Adam Frazier: Heroic effort wasted Friday
Aug 8th
Frazier went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 17-13 extra-innings loss to the Tigers.
#7 P
JT Brubaker: Works three innings
Aug 6th
Brubaker allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two across three innings Thursday against the Twins. He did not factor into the decision.
#1 CL
Clay Holmes: Not throwing yet
Aug 6th
Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Holmes has yet to resume throwing while continuing to experience "some mild symptoms" of a strained right forearm, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
#9 BP
Nick Burdi: Won't pitch again in 2020
Aug 6th
The Pirates have ruled Burdi (elbow) out for the remainder of the season after he was placed on the 45-day injured list Wednesday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
#1 1B
Josh Bell: Comes alive at plate
Aug 5th
Bell went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double Wednesday against the Twins.
#1 P
Mitch Keller: Injury severity not yet known
Aug 2nd
The Pirates are unlikely to have a timetable regarding the injury to Keller (oblique) for several days, general manager Ben Cherington told 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh on Sunday.