The Tigers bullpen couldn’t bail out their punchless offense in this one. Alex Faedo did fine in his major league debut, but the offense was once again a study in futility and the bullpen fell apart late to put this one out of reach as the Pirates went on to win 7-2, splitting the doubleheader.
Alex Faedo’s career began in the classic fashion. Ben Gamel got a bit of a hanging slider and drilled it into the right field corner for a leadoff double. Fortunately, the infield defense continued to be strong. After Faedo got a pop out from Brian Reynolds, Ke’Bryan Hayes drilled a grounder to Torkelson’s right.