Its Wednesday, June 18 and the Pirates (29-45) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (47-27). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Tarik Skubal for Detroit. The Tigers won the series opener last night,

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We've had five different No. 1 teams here in Power Rankings this season already (Dodgers, Phillies, Padres, Mets, Tigers) while two more (the Cubs and Yankees) have been awfully close multiple times.

Detroit has extended its lead in the American League Central standings to nine games over the second-place Minnesota Twins as it prepares for a midweek home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It's the largest lead any first-place team has in any division in baseball, followed by the Chicago Cubs at 5½ games in the National League Central.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are headed to the Motor City for a series against the team with the best record in baseball.