Game 1: Tigers 3, Pirates 2

Tigers right fielder Robbie Grossman makes a catch on a fly ball in the first inning.

Tigers center fielder Akil Baddoo makes a catch on a fly ball in the first inning.

Pirates pitcher Dillon Peters works in the first inning.

Tigers pitcher Michael Pineda prepares to deliver a pitch in the third inning.

Tigers left fielder Willi Castro, right, fields the ball in front of Akil Baddoo in the third inning.

Tigers shortstop Javier Baez knocks down the ball and then gets the force out at second base in the third inning.

Tigers shortstop Javier Baez knocks down the ball and then throws the ball with his glove hand through his legs to get the force out at second base with third baseman Jeimer Candelario in the third inning.

Tigers shortstop Javier Baez knocks down the ball and then throws the ball with his glove hand through his legs to get the force out at second base with third baseman Jeimer Candelario in the third inning.

Detroit's Robbie Grossman watches his sacrifice fly that scored Jeimer Candelario in the fifth inning.

Detroit's Derek Hill, left, and manager A.J. Hinch congratulate Jeimer Candelario after he scores in the fifth inning.

Detroit's Javier Baez reaches base on a Pittsburgh error allowing two runs to score in the fifth inning.

Tigers pitcher Jacob Barnes drivers a pitch in the sixth inning.

Tigers pitcher Jacob Barnes drivers a pitch in the sixth inning.

Tigers pitcher Andrew Chafin stands on the mound in the seventh inning.

Tigers shortstop Javier Baez fields a ground ball in the eighth inning.

Tigers shortstop Javier Baez makes the throw to first base in the eighth inning.

Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson makes a catch in foul territory in the seventh inning.

From right, Tigers pitcher Andrew Chafin hits gloves with first baseman Spencer Torkelson after Torkelson ends the top of the seventh with a catch in foul territory.

Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer delivers a pitch in the eighth inning.

Tigers first base coach Gary Jones gives guidance to an outfielder from the dugout.

Tigers pitcher Alex Lange works in the fifth inning.

From left, Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart and pitcher Michael Fulmer in the dugout.

Tigers pitcher Gregory Soto works in the ninth inning.

From left, Tigers outfielders Akil Baddoo and Robbie Grossman in the dugout. Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 1 at Comerica Park in Detroit on May 4, 2022. Tigers win, 3-2. (Robin Buckson / The Detroit News)

Tigers pitcher Gregory Soto works in the ninth inning.