The heavens have decided to play wet blanket to the Detroit Tigers' tango with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park, thanks to a series of isolated thunderstorms causing a postponement, as FOX 2 Detroit reported. Originally set for a Tuesday evening showdown, the teams now look to a Wednesday doubleheader to settle scores.
Throwing a curveball to fans' schedules, the rescheduled opening game is penciled in for 12:40 p.m., with the encore coming about forty minutes after the last pitch of game one gets hurled, this was all according to a news release from the Tigers, but without any flutter of rain at game time, the call to postpone seemed to be taking an extra measure of caution, as detailed by the Detroit Free Press.
Wednesday's doubleheader has a crisp lineup, with the Tigers' Tarik Skubal up for the first game, but the spotlight could pivot to Pirate's prospects Jared Jones and Paul Skenes, both rookie pitchers known for their high-velocity fastballs and sideshow of secondary pitches, "It's no secret what they have and what they're doing," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said in a statement obtained by Detroit Free Press, indicating the fast study his team would need to undertake on these rookies.
For fans left in the lurch by the weather, exchanges for tickets are in play, as they can swap their stubs for any future comparable regular-season game, including the imminent doubleheader, leaving them flexible, while Military Appreciation Night has hit a rain check, with a new date to be penciled in the future fans who purchased the special ticket package are due to receive an “Aloha” from the Tigers Ticket Sales Department, clickondetroit reported.
The games will get some love from Bally Sports Detroit and the sweet sounds of 97.1 The Ticket and the Tigers Radio Network, ensuring fans can tune in if they can't take part in the live-action, after this brief hiatus – last seen clinching a 14-11 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays – the Tigers have their sights on continuing a three-game streak, dressed to the nines in their City Connect uniforms.
