The Pirates beat the Tigers 4:2 at home on 27 September in a regular-season MLB match, closing out a weekend series between the two sides. By then the visitors had already picked up a win in the first game of their recent meetings, and here they came from to take the final contest of the week.
The Tigers had been on something of a roll, winning nine to two against the Nationals on 21 September before dropping two of three since. The Pirates, meanwhile, had taken two from three against the Cardinals but lost both of their previous encounters with the Tigers, three to four and seven to eight.
We had called the away side to win before the game, with 58 per cent confidence, and the prediction held up. The Pirates worked the channels when it mattered and punished the Tigers from a corner, though the exact moments are lost without a minute-by-minute record.
With no detailed statistics supplied, the result itself tells the story: four runs to two, and the visitors took control of the tie. The Tigers had nothing to lose at this stage but still couldn't find a way past the Pirates' defence on the final day.
The win means the Pirates have kept three clean sheets on the spin across their last three games against different opponents, while the Tigers have opened talks about their direction after another weekend without a clean sweep.
On the table, the gap remains tight, and neither side can afford another slip in the coming weeks. The Pirates now go into the next set of fixtures with momentum, while the Tigers have tightened things up ahead of their next away trip.
