The Pittsburgh Pirates (22-19) are on the road for a two-game series against the Detroit Tigers (18-21), starting on Tuesday night at 6:40 PM for the first pitch.
The Pirates are sending out Luis Ortiz (0-1, 3.60) for his second start of the season. He will be taking on veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen (1-2, 4.18), who is making his sixth start of the seasons.
Here are some news items since our last game discussion on Sunday
**Plenty of minor league moves today, some of them rehab assignments
**Pirates Prospects Daily: A Florida State League Showdown Headlines the Week for Pirates Affiliates
**On Saturday we noted that there is a clear group of five top prospects this year. Three of those players had big games last week. Plenty of video here to watch.
**Henry Davis impresses once again, while pitcher JP Massey has an outstanding start. Here’s the look at the top ten hitters and top ten pitchers for the Pirates last week.
**Mitch Keller gets some recognition from the National League for his great week.
**MLB Pipeline updated their top 100 prospects list on Monday. Three Pirates moved up, one moved down.
**On the history side, today’s Card of the Day article looks at a special card put out by Topps for Drew Maggi
**Today’s daily history has updated/extended bios for five players born on May 16th, including Rick Rhoden and Rick Reuschel
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Quick series with Pittsburgh starts tonight. pic.twitter.com/z6osPsuU6R
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 16, 2023