Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch walked to the base of the dugout stairs to greet right-hander Alex Faedo. They shook hands, signifying Faedo's MLB debut was complete after five innings.
Not long after, the Tigers scored their first two runs to tie the game.
But the Tigers lost to the Pirates, 7-2, in Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader, as the Pirates plated the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. In his first big-league start, Faedo — called up from Toledo to serve as the roster's 27th player — allowed two runs.
The Tigers (8-15) split the doubleheader and the two-game series at Comerica Park, after a 3-2 victory in Game 1.