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Tigers-Pirates rained out; Alex Faedo to make MLB debut in doubleheader Wednesday

The Tigers’ series opener against the Pirates on Tuesday night was postponed because of inclement weather.

The contest, which was called off four hours before the scheduled first pitch, will be made up as the second game of a straight nine-inning doubleheader on Wednesday. The first game is scheduled for 1:10 p.m.

Right-hander Michael Pineda is slated to start in Game 1 and right-hander Alex Faedo, the club’s No. 16-ranked prospect and first-round draft pick in 2017, will make his MLB debut in Game 2.

Faedo, 26, had been scheduled to make his second start with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens on Tuesday before has was added as the 27th man on Detroit’s roster for the doubleheader.