The Detroit Tigers are looking to win their current series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, led by Paul Skenes. Prior to the game, the Tigers announced news about Gleyber Torres.
Prior to today’s game, news broke that Hao-Yu Lee set a new hits record for Taiwanese-born MLB players with 55 hits.
Today’s game starts early. The series decider will be broadcast at 12:35 PM Eastern Time.
Detroit Tigers Announce Gleyber Torres Decision
GettySAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 08: Gleyber Torres #25 of the Detroit Tigers bats against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on August 08, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Prior to Game 3 of their series against the Pirates, the Tigers announced a change involving Torres.
According to Underdog MLB, Torres has been moved to second in the batting order from leadoff.
C. Keith DH G. Torres 2B K. McGonigle SS D. Dingler C B. Callahan LF Z. McKinstry RF S. Torkelson 1B M. Clark CF H. Lee 3B
J. Jobe SP
“Tigers 8/19
C. Keith DH
G. Torres 2B
K. McGonigle SS
D. Dingler C
B. Callahan LF
Z. McKinstry RF
S. Torkelson 1B
M. Clark CF
H. Lee 3B
J. Jobe SP.”
In addition to Torres moving down, Colt Keith moved to leadoff. Not only that, Javier Baez was taken out of the lineup.
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup vs Detroit Tigers
On the flip side, this is how the Pirates are lining up:
- 1B: Spencer Horwitz
- DH: Brandon Lowe
- LF: Bryan Reynolds
- RF: Esmerlyn Valdez
- CF: Oneil Cruz
- 2B: Nick Gonzales
- SS: Jacob Gonzalez
- 3B: Jared Triolo
- C: Henry Davis
Starting Pitcher: Paul Skenes.
Gleyber Torres vs Paul Skenes
GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 20: Paul Skenes #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates looks on before a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Skenes has a 9-11 record this year. He has also recorded 166 strikeouts and a 3.88 ERA.
Torres has been one of the more successful batters in the Tigers lineup against Skenes. In six at-bats, he has two RBIs and a .167 batting average.
On the year, the 29-year-old has eight home runs, 33 RBIs, and 70 hits. In 69 games, Torres holds a .270 batting average.
Skenes is currently on a win-less streak, so the Tigers are obviously hoping to continue that. Unfortunately for the Tigers, no one outside of Torres has been able to hit Skenes.
However, there are new additions in Brett Callahan, and a couple of others, who have not yet faced him. They are wild-cards in this matchup.
The Tigers will need to come out of today’s game with a win in order to stay in the thick of things with the AL Wild Card race.
In the AL Central, after the Chicago White Sox, the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Guardians, and the Tigers are all 4.0 or 4.5 games back of the Division lead.
That should make the final few weeks of the season that much more interesting.
Detroit Tigers Announce Last Minute Gleyber Torres Decision vs Paul Skenes