GAME #17/ROAD #10 LHP TYLER ANDERSON (1-2, 4.02 ERA) Vs
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PITTSBURGH PIRATES (7-9) vs. DETROIT TIGERS (6-10) April 20, 2021 at Comerica Park, Detroit, MI -- GAME #17/ROAD #10 LHP TYLER ANDERSON (1-2, 4.02 ERA) vs. RHP MICHAEL FULMER (1-0, 3.00 ERA) THE PIRATES...had the day off yesterday...Have won four of their last six games and six of their last nine after losing six in a row...Have gone 2-0-1 in their last three series after dropping the first two...Were 3-13 after 16 games in 2020 (4-13 after 17). INTERLEAGUE PLAY RETURNS: Tonight the Pirates are scheduled to begin a stretch of eight straight games against American BUCS WHEN... League teams...Following this three-game series with the Tigers, the Bucs are expected to play three against the Twins in Last five games ................3-2 Minnesota over the weekend before hosting the Royals for two games next Tuesday and Wednesday...The Pirates went 3-17 against the junior circuit last season after going 12-8 in 2019 and 15-5 in 2018. Last ten games .................6-4 BUCS/TIGERS: Dating back to their first meeting on June 30, 1998, the Pirates have gone 36-32 against the Tigers during Leading after 6 .................6-0 interleague play (16-15 in Detroit and 20-17 in Pittsburgh)...The Bucs have won each of their last six games played at Tied after 6 ....................1-1 Comerica Park, dating back to August 10, 2017. Trailing after 6 .................0-8 A SORT OF HOMECOMING: Major League Field Coordinator Mike Rabelo was selected by Detroit in the fourth round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft and made his big league debut with the Tigers on 9/23/06...He spent the entire 2007 season in Leading after 7 .................6-0 the Majors with Detroit, hitting .256 in a career-high 51 games...Rabelo collected his first big league hit at Comerica Park on 4/28/07 off Minnesota’s Carlos Silva...Bench Coach Don Kelly played parts of six seasons with Detroit from 2009-2014 and Tied after 7 ....................1-0 hit his first Major League home with the Tigers 11 years ago tomorrow (April 21, 2010); a solo shot off Jered Weaver at LAA. Trailing after 7 .................0-9 DH HR BY CM: Colin Moran has hit three home runs while serving as the designated hitter in his Pirates career...Only Josh Bell (four) has hit more home runs as a DH for the Pirates (Mark Smith also hit three from 1997-98). Leading after 8 .................6-0 Tied after 8 ....................1-0 FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Pirates have been out-scored 25-8 in the first inning this season, having allowed at least one run in 11 of the first 16 games, including six home runs...Bucco pitchers have retired the side in order in the opening frame twice Trailing after 8 .................0-9 (2-0 record) and have held the opposition scoreless five times (3-2 record). Scoring first ...................3-2 REYNOLDS RAP: Bryan Reynolds is hitting .387 (12-for-31) in his last eight games, dating back to his four-hit game against the Cubs on 4/11...He hit a two-run homer Sunday in Milwaukee and has reached base safely nine times in his last 13 plate Opp. score first .................4-7 appearances...Reynolds has hit safely in all eight of his starts on the road this season (11-for-28; .393). Scoring 4+ ...................7-1 CLEANING UP: Colin Moran has produced a Major League-high 12 RBI from the fourth spot of the lineup...Moran has homered twice in his last three games and has tallied seven RBI over his last six...Colin is hitting .353 (6-for-17) with runners in scoring Scoring less than 4. .0-8 position and .400 (8-for-20) with three home runs while batting with two outs. Outhitting Opp.. 7-1 PEN PALS: The Bucco bullpen has posted a 2-0 record and a 1.01 ERA (26.2ip/3er) in the last six games...Clay Holmes has surrendered just one hit in the last 17 at bats to opposing batters and Kyle Crick has allowed one hit in his first six games Being out-hit ..................0-8 (18 at bats)...Duane Underwood, Jr. has made three straight scoreless outings (4.2ip) and Richard Rodríguez has allowed Hits are equal ..................0-0 just two baserunners while posting a 0.32 WHIP in his first six appearances. Comeback wins ..................4 RISPY BUSINESS: Adam Frazier has gone 6-for-9 with runners in scoring position this season...In his career with the Pirates, Frazier is hitting .301 (101-for-336) with runners in scoring position. Wins in final AB ..................1 ROAD TRIP: The Bucs are 2-1 on this 10-day, nine-game road trip after taking two-of-three in Milwaukee over the weekend... Walkoff Wins ....................0 After these three games in Detroit, the trip is scheduled to conclude with three games in Minnesota beginning Friday. Losses in final AB. 0 RICH ROD: Dating back to June 1, 2019, Richard Rodríguez has produced a 2.23 ERA (72.2ip/18er) in his 76 games - that is the second-lowest ERA in the Majors among all relief pitchers with at least 75 appearances behind Liam Hendriks (2.01)... Extra Inning Games .............1-0 Rodríguez has allowed just two baserunners (one hit and one walk) in his first six outings this season (20 at bats). Playing errorless ................5-3 PINCH ME: The Pirates have collected a Major League-leading 10 pinch hits this season, going 10-for-34 (.294) with a homer Homered ......................6-4 and three RBI...Wilmer Difo homered in a pinch-hitting role on 4/11 - the club’s first PH-homer since 8/24/19 (Colin Moran). 2+ homers ...................2-1 SHELTY’S CREW: Manager Derek Shelton and his entire 2020 coaching staff have returned for a second season in 2021... Christian Marrero has joined the staff as Assistant Hitting Coach...Returning coaches include Tarrik Brock (First Base), Series (W-L-T) ...............2-2-1 Joey Cora (Third Base), Rick Eckstein (Hitting), Don Kelly (Bench), Oscar Marin (Pitching), Justin Meccage (Bullpen), Mike Rabelo (Field Coordinator) and Glenn Sherlock...Catching coaches Herbie Andrade and Jordan Comadena have returned. Series Sweeps ...................0 BIG LEAGUE ROSTER: Pitchers (14) - Tyler Anderson, David Bednar, JT Brubaker, Trevor Cahill, Kyle Crick, Clay Holmes, Swept in a Series .................1 Sam Howard, Mitch Keller, Chad Kuhl, Luis Oviedo, Sean Poppen, Richard Rodríguez, Chris Stratton, Duane Underwood, Jr.... Catchers (2) - Michael Perez, Jacob Stallings...Infielders (6) - Wilmer Difo, Phillip Evans, Adam Frazier, Erik González, Colin Interleague ....................0-0 Moran, Kevin Newman...Outfielders (4) - Anthony Alford, Dustin Fowler, Gregory Polanco, Bryan Reynolds. Before the break ................7-9 TAXI SQUAD: Todd Frazier (INF), Chasen Shreve (LHP), Andrew Susac (C) and Miguel Yajure (RHP) are on the clubs’s After the break .................0-0 taxi squad for this current trip. Starter goes 6.0ip+. 1-0 ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY Starter goes less than 6.0ip. 6-9 April 20, 1992: Kirk Gibson and Barry Bonds each homered as part of a nine-run ninth inning to cap off an 11-1 win over the Expos at Olympic Black Road Jerseys .............. 1-2 Stadium in Montreal. Starting pitcher Randy Tomlin improved to 3-0 on the season after allowing one run in 6.1 innings of work. Gibson led Grey Road Jerseys ...............2-4 the way offensively, going 2-for-4 while hitting his third career grand slam. UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Wednesday at Detroit 6:40 RHP Mitch Keller (1-2, 8.74 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Turnbull (No Record) AT&T SportsNet Thursday at Detroit 1:10 RHP JT Brubaker (2-0, 1.76 ERA) vs. RHP José Ureña (0-3, 5.52 ERA) AT&T SportsNet Friday at Minnesota 7:10 CDT RHP Trevor Cahill (0-2, 9.69 ERA) vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet Saturday at Minnesota 1:10 CDT RHP Chad Kuhl (0-1, 6.32 ERA) vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet Sunday at Minnesota 1:10 CDT LHP Tyler Anderson vs. TBA AT&T SportsNet 31 - LHP TYLER ANDERSON YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2020 4-3 4.37 13 11 1 0 59.2 58 32 29 25 41 2021 1-2 4.02 3 3 0 0 15.2 19 7 7 4 14 M.L. CAREER 23-29 4.63 89 85 1 0 472.1 482 258 243 153 422 vs. DETROIT: Anderson has never faced the Tigers...Went 2-0 with a 4.91 ERA (25.2ip/14er) in six interleague games (five starts) while pitching with the Giants last season...Has gone 3-4 with a 5.33 ERA (72.2ip/43er) in 14 career games (13 starts) during interleague play. DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE 4/3 at Chicago-NL L 5.0 5 3 3 2 7 91 5.40 1-5 L 4/10 vs. Chicago-NL L 5.1 10 3 3 0 5 78 5.23 2-4 L 4/14 vs. San Diego W 5.1 4 1 1 2 2 86 4.02 5-1 W TOTALS (1-2, 4.02 ERA) 15.2 19 7 7 4 14 255 SPRING TRAINING 3/4 vs. Braves ND 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 43 4.50 6-1 W 3/10 at Yankees ND 3.0 8 5 5 0 2 59 10.80 5-6 L 3/15 at Orioles ND 4.0 6 2 2 0 7 68 8.00 3-12 L 3/20 at Tigers ND 5.0 2 1 1 0 4 66 5.79 1-3 L 3/26 vs.