The Pirates’ first series against the Detroit Tigers should prepare them for the version of their offense they’ll face this week.
The Pirates left Comerica Park with a sweep, but the Tigers scored 16 runs in three games. In their next 12, the Tigers scored 3.3 runs per game, including a five-game stretch during which they went 1-4 and scored six runs.
Rain canceled three consecutive games in the middle of the month. After that break, which also included an off day, the Tigers scored 45 runs in seven games — 6.43 runs per game — and won five of them.