Tuesday: Motown Visits, Lineup & Notes; Yesterday's Game & Notes

Game: The Pirates tango with the Detroit Tigers at 1:05 at LECOM Park. The game’s on AT&T SportsNet, 93.7 The Fan and the MLB Network for out-of-market fans.

Lineup: Adam Frazier 2B, Starling Marte CF, Corey Dickerson LF, Josh Bell 1B, Fran Cervelli C, Jung Ho Kang 3B, Melky Cabrera DH, Lonnie Chisenhall RF, Erik Gonzalez SS (Steven Brault P). Home game, A-Lineup.

Pitchers: Steven Brault goes against Matthew Boyd in a battle of southpaws. Felipe Vazquez, Frankie Liriano and Rookie Davis are slated to follow.

Yesterday’s Game: Nick Kingham (two hits, two walks, five K) put on a show for five innings, leaving with a 2-0 lead thanks to JB Shuck’s seeing eye, two-run single in the sixth.The teams traded runs after that, with Jake Stallings and Pablo Reyes chasing home teammates, while Kyle Crick and Jake Barrett were both nicked for a tally. Stallings went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored and an RBI; Alfredo Reyes had two raps w/a walk and run, while Shuck had two hits and two runs sent home.

Notes:

• No rocking the boat; both Colin Moran and Kevin Newman took their freshly-announced bench roles well, at least publicly. Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez won the spots largely on their glovework. All four guys will have to look over their shoulders after the solid camp that Ke’Bryan Hayes and Cole Tucker put together.
• Kevin Kramer will get some OF time, per Neal Huntington. He said they don’t plan on turning him into a utility guy but are just looking to improve his MLB chances; NH thinks his bat can play even in the pasture.
• Chris Archer, along with Pirates Charities and Good Sports, donated $20,000 in baseball and softball equipment to Bayshore HS in Bradenton.