After a weekend sweep at home at the hands of the Indians, the Detroit Tigers came into Pittsburgh motivated to get a win. They responded and got a much-needed W, as the offense came alive — thanks to three errors by the Pirates — and a solid start from Daniel Norris. Mitch Keller made his third career start; his first two had gone badly, and this one was not much better.
Norris worked quickly in his start, setting down the Pirates in order in the first.