After taking two games out of three from the San Diego Padres, the Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves with a 54-57 record. This record puts the Pirates 4.5 games out of first place in the National League Central. Now, they will begin a home and home series with the Detroit Tigers.
The first two games of this series will be at PNC Park on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Then on Wednesday and Thursday, the two teams will continue their interleague series at Comerica Park in Detroit.
The Detroit Tigers enter this series with a record of 51-59.