Tigers suffer walk-off loss to Pirates as road series streak ends
The Tigers were two outs away from winning their eighth straight road series. Didn't happen.
Pittsburgh welcomed the Tigers with a 4-3 victory at PNC Park on August 19, ending the Tigers' eight-game winning streak on the road. In the crucial ninth inning, Rafael Flores Jr. and Brandon Lowe each hit a home run to secure the win for the Pirates. The game began with Jackson Jobe pitching exceptionally well, limiting the Pirates to one run and four hits over 5⅓ innings.
Jobe struck out his final batter, Esmerlyn Valdez, with a 99-mph fastball. Skenes, who had struggled recently, was relieved after giving up three runs, four walks, and 81 pitches. The Tigers' strong pitching efforts were put to rest as the Pirates' home run duo broke the winning streak.
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