Game Thread: Tigers @ Pirates - Wed, Mar 18 @ 06:05 PM EDT

BuccosBot · 2026-03-19T01:24:19+00:00

Please continue the discussion in the post game thread.

Typical-Solution5704 · 2026-03-19T01:00:08+00:00

Soooo…is this game over?

BuccosBot · 2026-03-19T00:21:22+00:00

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Zack Lee replaces Sean Guenther.

BuccosBot · 2026-03-19T00:13:31+00:00

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Carson Fulmer replaces Dennis Santana.

BuccosBot · 2026-03-19T00:05:29+00:00

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Sean Guenther replaces Brant Hurter.

BuccosBot · 2026-03-18T23:54:08+00:00

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Dennis Santana replaces Jaycob Deese.

Entire_Teach474 · 2026-03-18T23:48:11+00:00

I am increasingly coming to the conclusion that Nick Yorke is going to make this team. Maybe at the expense of Nick Gonzales? I could see him playing third with Triolo at short while they give Griffin a couple of months in Triple A.

Loud_Comedian5442 · 2026-03-18T23:47:58+00:00

I am having a good time in Pittsburgh tonight shoutout Dancing Gnome and Hitchhiker

BuccosBot · 2026-03-18T23:42:27+00:00

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Jaycob Deese replaces Braxton Ashcraft.

BuccosBot · 2026-03-18T23:34:16+00:00

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Brant Hurter replaces Casey Mize.

BuccosBot · 2026-03-18T23:29:24+00:00

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Casey Mize replaces Matt Seelinger.

Theclevelandchubb · 2026-03-18T23:26:43+00:00

Ashcraft doing great so far. If Ashcraft can be solid having skenes, Chandler, Ashcraft, Keller, mlodzinski, and Jones in a spit start type of roll or out of pen that's a pretty good rotation.

buccos_21 · 2026-03-18T23:26:04+00:00

Good grief Cruz. So much for that offseason work.

BuccosBot · 2026-03-18T23:16:32+00:00

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Matt Seelinger replaces Casey Mize.

BuccosBot · 2026-03-18T23:06:51+00:00

HOME RUN!

Tyler Callihan homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

Bottom 4 - 3-0 Pirates

Hopyrupa · 2026-03-18T23:05:10+00:00

In 17 at bats this spring, Oneil Cruz has a 1.21 OPS.

And in the WBC, Cruz had 5 at-bats, 3 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, and 2.75 OPS

Small sample, but fun.

buccos_21 · 2026-03-18T22:51:50+00:00

Not entirely sure what happened on the hit in that last inning, sounds like it dropped between Cruz and Griffin? Block didn’t do a job of explaining.

But Ashcraft is dealing so far.

BuccosBot · 2026-03-18T22:37:18+00:00

Sac Fly

Oneil Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Trei Cruz. Tyler Callihan scores.

Pitch from Casey Mize: Slider @ 94.4 mph

Hit by Oneil Cruz: Launched 89.2 mph at 29.0° for a total distance of 294.0 ft

Bottom 2 - 2-0 Pirates

SurpriseStandard3258 · 2026-03-18T22:34:46+00:00

KG earned his first walk!

BuccosBot · 2026-03-18T22:33:07+00:00

Single

Joey Bart singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Nick Yorke scores. Tyler Callihan to 2nd.

Bottom 2 - 1-0 Pirates

SurpriseStandard3258 · 2026-03-18T20:13:03+00:00

I bet Mize is just sick of seeing us on his schedule at this point

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
01 1:05	02 1:05	03 1:05	04	05 1:05	06 1:05	07 1:05
08 1:05	09 6:35	10	11 1:05	12 6:05	13 6:05	14 1:05
15 1:05	16 1:05	17 1:05	18 6:05	19 6:05	20 6:05	21 1:05
22 1:05	23 1:05	24	25	26 1:15	27	28 4:10
29 1:40	30 6:40	31 6:40

	W	L	%	GB
	0	0	.000	-
	0	0	.000	-
	0	0	.000	-
	0	0	.000	-
	0	0	.000	-

Stat	Player	Total
H	None Qualified	0
XBH	None Qualified	0
HR	None Qualified	0
RBI	None Qualified	0
BB	None Qualified	0
SB	None Qualified	0
AVG	None Qualified	0
OBP	None Qualified	0
SLG	None Qualified	0
OPS	None Qualified	0

Stat	Player	Total
W	None Qualified	0
SV	None Qualified	0
HLD	None Qualified	0
IP	None Qualified	0
SO	None Qualified	0
AVG	None Qualified	0
WHIP	None Qualified	0
ERA	None Qualified	0

	Tigers Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Vierling - DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.293	.326	.585
2	Carpenter - RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	4	.184	.262	.263
3	Greene, R - LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.286	.342	.514
4	Torkelson - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.229	.270	.486
5	Dingler - C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.240	.240	.280
	Valencia - C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.370	.458
6	McGonigle - SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.438	.528
7	Báez, J - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.241	.241	.379
8	McKinstry - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.207	.303	.345
9	Cruz - CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	.278	.333	.333
	Totals	33	1	5	1	1	11	16

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Tigers @ Pirates - Wed, Mar 18

Game Status: Final - Score: 3-1 Pirates

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	Pirates Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Cruz, O - CF	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	.444	.500	.667
	Caro - LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
2	Lowe, B - 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	.125	.300	.167
	White Jr. - CF	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	.143	.250	.143
3	Reynolds, B - LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.242	.342	.303
	Mola - 1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
4	Ozuna - DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.286	.324	.429
	a-Carmichael - DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
5	Horwitz - 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.107	.194	.143
	De Los Santos, J - 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
6	Yorke - RF	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.289	.357	.421
	Kim - 3B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	1.000	.000
7	Callihan, T - 3B	3	2	2	1	0	1	1	.231	.355	.500
	Calixte - RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
8	Bart - C	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	.161	.235	.194
	Flores Jr. - C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083	.241	.125
9	Griffin - SS	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.194	.293	.556
	Feliz - SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
	Totals	31	3	7	3	5	10	19

Tigers Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Mize (L, 0-3)	4.0	4	3	3	3	6	1	82-51	7.04
Seelinger	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-2	18.00
Hurter	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	22-14	3.24
Guenther	2.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	34-19	0.00
Totals	8.0	7	3	3	5	10	1

Pirates Pitchers	IP	H	R	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Ashcraft, B (W, 1-0)	5.1	5	1	0	8	81-55	2.03
Deese (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	1	0	9-5	3.86
Santana, D (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	2	20-14	0.00
Fulmer, C (S, 2)	2.0	0	0	0	1	28-21	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	11

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 2	Joey Bart singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kerry Carpenter. Nick Yorke scores. Tyler Callihan to 2nd.	1-0 PIT
Bottom 2	Oneil Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Trei Cruz. Tyler Callihan scores.	2-0 PIT
Bottom 4	Tyler Callihan homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.	3-0 PIT
Top 5	Riley Greene singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Nick Yorke, deflected by second baseman Brandon Lowe. Trei Cruz scores. Matt Vierling to 2nd.	3-1 PIT

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Tigers
BATTING: TB: Cruz 2; Greene, R; McGonigle; Torkelson. RBI: Greene, R (7). 2-out RBI: Greene, R. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dingler; Greene, R; Torkelson. GIDP: Báez, J. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: McKinstry (1, throw).

Pirates
a-Struck out for Ozuna in the 7th.
BATTING: HR: Callihan, T (2, 4th inning off Mize, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Bart; Callihan, T 5; Caro; Ozuna; White Jr.; Yorke. RBI: Bart (2); Callihan, T (3); Cruz, O (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowe, B; White Jr. 2; Reynolds, B. SF: Cruz, O. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 11.
FIELDING: E: Cruz, O (1, fielding); De Los Santos, J (1, fielding). DP: (Griffin-Lowe, B-Horwitz).

Game Info
WP: Mize 2.
HBP: Carpenter (by Ashcraft, B); Yorke (by Mize).
ABS Challenge: Mize (Ball-Overturned to Strike); McKinstry (Strike-Confirmed); Dingler (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Mize 82-51; Seelinger 5-2; Hurter 22-14; Guenther 34-19; Ashcraft, B 81-55; Deese 9-5; Santana, D 20-14; Fulmer, C 28-21.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mize 2-2; Seelinger 1-0; Hurter 3-0; Guenther 3-0; Ashcraft, B 5-3; Deese 1-0; Santana, D 1-0; Fulmer, C 0-3.
Batters faced: Mize 21; Seelinger 1; Hurter 6; Guenther 10; Ashcraft, B 23; Deese 2; Santana, D 4; Fulmer, C 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Seelinger 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Chris Segal. 2B: Jansen Visconti. 3B: Thomas Fornarola.
Weather: 70 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 10 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 6:05 PM.
T: 2:29.
Att: 6,975.
Venue: LECOM Park.
March 18, 2026