DETROIT (Interstat) — The Pittsburgh Pirates will visit the Detroit Tigers on Saturday at Comerica Park, carrying an 81-79 record against Detroit’s 75-85 mark. Pittsburgh lists Kirby Yates (2-5) and Justin Verlander (0-1) as probable pitchers. The forecast for game time is 65 degrees.

Pittsburgh has won seven of its last 10 games, while Detroit has dropped six of its last 10. The Pirates took two of three from St. Louis and swept Kansas City during that stretch, though they lost two of three to Milwaukee. Detroit dropped two of three to Washington and three of four at Chicago before winning two of three in Toronto. The Tigers will look to build on the most recent meeting between the clubs, an 8-7 Detroit win over Pittsburgh. Detroit won 8-5 in the first meeting, then Pittsburgh responded with 4-1 and 4-3 victories before the Tigers took the latest 8-7.

Rafael Flores Jr. is a player to watch for Pittsburgh. Entering Saturday, Flores has 12 hits in his last 33 at-bats with three home runs and six RBIs. In the latest meeting, he went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Flores also had a 4-for-4 game and a 2-for-3 performance with a home run and two RBIs during the stretch. Evan Sisk worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in that game, and Wilber Dotel allowed one earned run over three innings.

Spencer Torkelson is a player to watch for Detroit. He has 11 hits in his last 29 at-bats with three home runs and eight RBIs. In the most recent meeting, Torkelson went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Torkelson homered and drove in three runs in a win at Toronto and had a two-hit game at Chicago. Jackson Jobe allowed two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts in the win, and Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless inning.

Pittsburgh’s Rafael Flores Jr. has been a consistent threat, collecting four hits in a game during his recent stretch. Detroit’s Spencer Torkelson has also shown power, homering three times in his last 10 games. The Tigers will host at Comerica Park, where the Pirates will be the visiting club. Pittsburgh enters with the better overall record, while Detroit will try to close the gap at home.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Detroit Tigers 7. Interstat’s ELO system gives Detroit a 52.4 percent probability to win. Detroit is a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 8.5.