North Shore Nine

Pittsburgh Pirates (2-5, T-13th in Grapefruit League) at
Detroit Tigers (4-3, T-4th in Grapefruit League)

Game Time 1:05 ET
Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium
Lakeland, FL

Probable Starters:
PIT – Roansy Contreras (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
DET – Jack Flaherty (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

The Pirates are back at it this afternoon in Lakeland for their second game against the Tigers this spring. Roansy Contreras gets his second start after giving up 2 runs in 2 innings in his debut on Monday against the Blue Jays.

The Pirates will face Jack Flaherty, a pitcher the Pirates were in on this offseason before he signed with Detroit.

Oneil Cruz slots back into the leadoff spot and has had a strong start to spring with a .333/.500/.333 slash line in his first 8 plate appearances.

Henry Davis is back behind the plate as he looks to grab the Pirates 2nd catcher spot.

Yesterday, the Pirates announced that Joshua Palacios is dealing with a leg injury. Does that open the door a bit for Canaan Smith-Njigba and Ji Hwan Bae?

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