Game #101: Detroit Tigers @ Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday July 21st, 2025, 6:40 Pm

[biggunsbob]

Tigers@Pirates​

July 21st, 2025​

tv FanDuel Sports​

6:40 PM​

PNC Park​

Jack Flaherty
RHP
5-9, 4.65 ERA, 124 SO


Tigers Record
60-40


DET Lineup

1. C Keith (L) 3B
2. G Torres (R) 2B
3. R Greene (L) DH
4. S Torkelson (R) 1B
5. Z McKinstry (L) RF
6. D Dingler (R) C
7. P Meadows (L) CF
8. M Vierling (R) LF
9. T Sweeney (L) SS

Paul Skenes
RHP
4-8, 2.01 ERA, 131 SO



Pirates Record
(39-61)


PIT Lineup

1. S Horwitz (L) 1B
2. A McCutchen (R) DH
3. B Reynolds (S) RF
4. N Gonzales (R) 2B
5. O Cruz (L) CF
6. K Hayes (R) 3B
7. J Suwinski (L) LF
8. H Davis (R) C
9. I Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

 

[biggunsbob]

Tigers July schedule

(1-2) wash (40-60)
(3-0) @ Cleve (49-50)
(2-1) vs TB 52-49)
(0-3) vs M’s (53-46)
(1-2) Texas (50-49)
(0-1) 2 @ Pittsburgh (40-61)
4 vs Toronto (59-41)
3 vs Arizona (50-50)
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August 7th and 21st,28th are days off.
3@ Philadelphia (57-43)
3 vs Twins (48-51)
3 vs Angels (49-51)
3 @ white Sox (36-65)
3 @Twins (47-51)
3 vs Astros (56-42)
3 vs Royals (47-52)
3 @ A’s (42-60)
3 @ Royals (49-52)
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September
3 vs Mets (57-44)
3 vs White Sox (36-65)
3 @ Yankees (55-45)
3 @ Marlins (46-53)
3 vs Cleveland (49-50)
3 vs Atlanta (44-55)
3 @ Cleveland (49-50)
3 @ Red Sox (54-48)
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Tigers stats

Home….32-18
Away……28-23

By Months
March……1-3
April……18-9
May…….19-9
June…..15-11
July………7-9

Extra Innings
9 innings Games 56-33 RS 438 RA 338
Extra innings………….3-5 RS 44 RA 47

One Run Games
15-7 RS 76 RA 68

Blowouts +5 runs
22-14 RS 238 RA 171

Inter-League Play
(17-14) RS 153 RA 136)
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Record Verses Teams
Division
White Sox…..5-2
Royals………….5-2
Twins …………..4-2
Guardians…..4-3

East
Orioles…………5-1
Red Sox……….3-0
Rays……………….3-3
Blue Jays……..2-1
Yankees………..2-1

West
Angels…………..3-1
Athletics……….2-1
Astros…………….1-2
Rangers………..2-4
Mariners……….2-4


National League
Giants……………3-0
Rockies…………3-0
Pirates……………2-2
Cubs……………….2-1
Padres…………...2-1
Cardinals………2-1
Reds………………..1-2
Brewers……….…1-2
Nationals………1-2
Dodgers………..0-3

 

[kalinecountry]

Sunday nights game was Tarik Skubal’s 7th career game with 10+ strikeouts and no walks. That breaks a tie with Justin Verlander for the most in Tigers history.

Tarik Skubal has the highest strikeouts per nine innings and lowest walks per nine innings in MLB this season. No pitcher has finished a season leading qualified pitchers in both.

Players since 1901 to have 160+ strikeouts, 20 or fewer walks allowed & a sub-2.20 ERA through 20 games of a season:
2025 Tarik Skubal
2014 Clayton Kershaw

Most outings with 10+ strikeouts, 1 or 0 runs & no walks in a season, at least last 125 seasons:
2025 Tarik Skubal: 5
2021 Corbin Burnes: 5
2021 Gerrit Cole: 5
2015 Clayton Kershaw: 5

150+ strikeouts and fewer than 20 walks in first 20 starts of season, last 125 seasons: 2025 Tarik Skubal (164, 16 BB)
2016 Clayton Kershaw (168, 10)
2015 Max Scherzer (166, 16)
2014 Clayton Kershaw (174, 19)
2002 Curt Schilling (191, 15)

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers get promising injury update on Javy Báez following removal from Sunday’s game

Detroit Tigers All-Star Javy Báez expects to avoid an IL stint, but the club should still proceed with caution as he nurses a nagging shoulder injury.

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers get promising injury update on Javy Báez following removal from Sunday’s game.
MCBTB

Over the last 30 days – while playing through the injury, as it's now known – Báez has struggled through the worst stretch of the season. In 17 games during that span, he has slashed .196/.237/.304.
On the season as a whole, Báez's slash line is still an impressive .274/.308/.438 with 10 home runs and 39 RBI in 81 games.

Detroit Tigers are MLB's first 60-win team this season. That doesn't guarantee anything

The Detroit Tigers have been the first in baseball to 30, 40, 50 and 60 wins in 2025. Maybe they should let someone else take the lead for a while?

www.freep.com

Detroit Tigers are MLB's first 60-win team this season. That doesn't guarantee anything.
Freep

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-second-half-prospects-to-watch-2025

Each team's prospect to watch in the second half.
MLB.com

 

[kalinecountry]

Riley Greene is such a solid player, that even in his off months, he’ll produce. This July, the Tigers’ OF is worst in K-rate (41%), yet he’s STILL collected 0.2 fWAR, 6 HR, 105 wRC+.

Detroit Tigers Prospects 2025: Troy Melton Career-High 10 Strikeouts. 6 minutes.
The full outing from Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Troy Melton for the Toledo Mud Hens on June 24th. Melton threw 5.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits and 1 walk, while striking out a career-high 10. Melton could be a call up to the Tigers by September when the rosters expand if not sooner.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tiger hitters still in a funk. Scenes will have a field day if they don't wake up !

 

[biggunsbob]

Will we even get a hit.

 

[biggunsbob]

Freaking 0-2 pitch that is to darn close.

 

[biggunsbob]

Jack already at 50 + pitches and the 2nd inning is not over yet.
Nothing is ever clean for Jack it seems.
Remember Pittsburgh is a shitty team and 1-11 last 12 games.
So some teams are beating Skenes.

****ing dumbass 0-2 pitch right down the middle and he trails
1-0. Two freaking 0-2 count hits this inning. Awful dumb.
I can’t stand watching Jack pitch.
He will get behind like he always does them rattle off 5 or 6
Strikeouts in a row.

Hey Jack > Pittsburgh is 39-61 ! Averaging only 2.1 run a game
They last 12 games. They Have 3 runs on. 0-2 and 1-2 count pitches.
He just stinks. Just stupid ****off Jack !

 

[kalinecountry]

Like I posted earlier tonight....

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/troy-melton-set-for-major-league-debut-with-tigers?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Tigers set to promote hard-throwing Troy Melton for MLB debut against Bucs.
Tigers official site

Tigers To Promote Troy Melton

It's Melton time. Click over to MLB Trade Rumors to read more.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Tigers To Promote Troy Melton.
MLBTR

The wait is over: Tigers plan to promote RHP prospect Troy Melton to start Wednesday

Melton, 24, was the team’s fourth-round pick out of San Diego State in 2022 and he’s had a meteoric rise through the system.

www.detroitnews.com

The wait is over: Tigers plan to promote RHP prospect Troy Melton to start Wednesday.
Detnews

Detroit Tigers prospect Troy Melton to start Wednesday vs Pirates for MLB debut

For Triple-A Toledo, Detroit Tigers right-hander Troy Melton posted a 2.72 ERA with nine walks and 56 strikeouts across 36⅓ innings in eight games.

www.freep.com

Detroit Tigers prospect Troy Melton to start Wednesday vs Pirates for MLB debut.
Freep

Tigers to promote pitching prospect for MLB debut this week

Troy Melton has been putting up impressive numbers in Toledo.

www.mlive.com

Tigers to promote pitching prospect for MLB debut this week.
Mlive

 

[biggunsbob]

Jack just pisses me off. I can see 1 hit on a 0-2 count or 1-2 count.
But not three in the inning. That is just lack of concentration.
Such poor pitching

 

[biggunsbob]

Another great at bat by Sweeney. Hacks away and fails to move the runners over with zero outs. Just have him bunt. He can’t get a hit anymore. .

 

[biggunsbob]

****ing get first 2 runners on and next two batters do Jack shit.
Fc by Keith. First and third two outs.

Just think if you have Sweeney sacrifice runners over you have a run. Such a different inning. Maybe play small ball early the game against a tough pitcher.

Screw it Sweeney probably can’t bunt anyways.
Plus analytics would rather have a shallow pop out to RF.
So dumb.

 

[biggunsbob]

Jack the clown show has a clean 3rd inning.
By clean I mean 0 runs against Pittsburgh.

 

[Oldenslow]

Hinch doesn't believe in bunting, foolish. This is getting old. The Tigers are playing at a very low level right now. The lowly White Sox swept these Pirates and Detroit/Flahrety are not going to beat this team tonight, so whatever that says about our team. Can't get the "key hit" as Hinch puts it. Disappointing waiting for the early season magic to start happening and I can't see it happening.

 

[biggunsbob]

I see Greene K’d again.

 

[biggunsbob]

Hinch doesn't believe in bunting, foolish. This is getting old. The Tigers are playing at a very low level right now. The lowly White Sox swept these Pirates and Detroit/Flahrety are not going to beat this team tonight, so whatever that says about our team. Can't get the "key hit" as Hinch puts it. Disappointing waiting for the early season magic to start happening and I can't see it happening.

Yeah sadly I know analytics say bunting is bad. But if you can’t hit .And we all know Sweeny cant hit. Such an unproductive at bat.

 

[biggunsbob]

Meadows strands 2 . Lob’s at 4 again through four tiger innings.
He k’s like they all do. Either high heat out of the zone or a slow off speed pitch out of the zone.
Torres K’d on an inside strike that was a tough pitch.

 

[biggunsbob]

Another turd outing by Jack. 3 innings against a team that has scored 23 runs the last 12 games going 1-11. Giving up three hits in an inning on counts (0-2) (0-2) and (1-2) to give up the three runs.
Also getting beat three in a row by the white Sox.

I was hoping Jack could at least handle Pittsburgh.
My bad Jack you are in fact not worth your contract.

 

[@Stakesarehigh]

They need to go dumpster diving for a SS if they aren't going to try Mckinstry there. The rest of the lineup is not doing enough to have an auto out in the lineup. Appreciate what he did last year but this "slump" is almost 100 at bats long.

Flaherty is not himself this year. Missing his spots over and over.