MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT DETROIT TIGERS
06/17/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1656 - TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (30-44) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
Detroit Tigers (49-25) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 10 1
Tigers Win Thriller, 7-4
The Pittsburgh Pirates got a superb performance from pitcher Bailey Ober, but the Detroit Tigers still won the game, 7-4. Ober threw 6.1 innings of 3-hit ball. Jonathan Loáisiga picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 4-0. Pierce Johnson suffered the loss. With the win, Detroit has a record of 49-25. Pittsburgh falls to 30-44.

Detroit got a game-changing hit from Freddie Freeman. The first baseman blasted a 3-run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a winner.

"It's great to see the crowd jacked up," Freeman said.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 11 33
   a-C. Mead DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .205 4 10
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .271 9 26
B. Rice C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .212 12 32
   b-J. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 5 11
   c-M. Stassi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 2 8
T. O'Neill RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 11 31
S. Hilliard LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .188 5 20
J. Bride 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .222 6 34
D. Keirsey Jr. CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .253 3 18
A. Volpe SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261 9 36
J. Westbrook 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .229 4 19
Totals 40 4 10 4 2 12 21      
a - C. Mead inserted as DH in the 9th
b - J. Martinez pinch hit for B. Rice in the 9th
c - M. Stassi substituted for J. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hilliard (6, 2nd Inning off T. Bibee, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bride (11, 6th Inning off T. Bibee, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bride (6, 2nd Inning off T. Bibee, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Hilliard (5, 4th Inning off T. Bibee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich , T. O'Neill , S. Hilliard 7 , J. Bride 6 , D. Keirsey Jr. , A. Volpe , J. Westbrook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rice , J. Martinez , T. O'Neill , A. Volpe
GIDP: J. Bride
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Westbrook-Volpe-Bride)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena DH 5 3 3 0 0 1 1 .270 12 33
F. Tatis Jr. 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .281 20 60
D. Waters RF 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .317 10 46
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 3 1 2 2 .212 9 46
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 11 33
M. McLain 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 8 26
B. Marsh LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 5 19
A. Kirk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .317 8 31
L. Taveras CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .234 10 38
Totals 37 7 10 7 2 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Waters (17, 6th Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. McLain (13, 7th Inning off L. Roupp, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Tatis Jr. (15, 8th Inning off L. Roupp, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Arozarena 2 (7, 4th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Roupp, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Marsh (1, 9th Inning off P. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (9, 10th Inning off A. Bender, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Arozarena 7 , F. Tatis Jr. 2 , D. Waters 3 , F. Freeman 4 , M. McLain 2 , B. Marsh 3 , L. Taveras
2-out RBI: D. Waters , F. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Freeman , A. Kirk 2
GIDP: F. Freeman
Sac Fly: D. Waters
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. McLain (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-McLain-Freeman)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober 6.1 3 2 2 1 8 0 90 2.81   
L. Roupp BS (3) 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 30 3.32   
P. Johnson L (1-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 4.22   
A. Bender 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 13 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 66
Batters Faced: B. Ober 23, L. Roupp 8, P. Johnson 7, A. Bender 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 3-8, L. Roupp 3-1, P. Johnson 0-4, A. Bender 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 90-61, L. Roupp 30-21, P. Johnson 23-15, A. Bender 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bender 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bibee 5.1 8 3 3 0 5 2 100 3.11   
J. Merryweather 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.23   
D. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 1.57   
G. Santos 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 3.15   
D. Lee BS (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 2.52   
J. Loáisiga W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bibee 45
Batters Faced: T. Bibee 24, J. Merryweather 2, D. Williams 4, G. Santos 5, D. Lee 4, J. Loáisiga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bibee 6-5, J. Merryweather 0-1, D. Williams 0-1, G. Santos 1-1, D. Lee 1-0, J. Loáisiga 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bibee 100-65, J. Merryweather 9-6, D. Williams 27-17, G. Santos 20-11, D. Lee 13-9, J. Loáisiga 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Merryweather 2-0 , G. Santos 1-0 , D. Lee 2-1
WP: T. Bibee , D. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bailey Ober
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 33265
Special Notes: Randy Arozarena ties the AL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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