The Pittsburgh Pirates open a short two-game series tonight with the Detroit Tigers at PNC Park. Game time is 7:05pm. Pre-game begins on WISR at 6:40pm.
Johan Oviedo will start for the Bucs tonight. He is 4-11 with a 4.60 ERA this season. The Pirates enter the game 47-58 overall. They are 10-1/2 games behind the first-place Cincinnati Reds in the N.L. Central. The Tigers are 47-59 and are 6-1/2 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins in the A.L. Central.
The Pirates and Tigers play again tomorrow at 12:35pm. The Pirates head to Milwaukee for a four-game series Thursday.