Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates

The last time Drew Sommers saw the Pirates, he was pitching in the Tigers’ Spring Breakout game five months ago. Even though he pitched briefly in the Majors last year, he was still considered a prospect for a showcase of Detroit’s future talent. For many Tigers from that game, the future is now, as they play a part in keeping their postseason hopes alive. And as Sommers broke off the mound in the eighth inning at PNC Park Monday night, the furthest he wanted to look ahead was to first base. Sommers had bolted from the mound immediately, before Spencer Torkelson made an acrobatic play to field Jake Mangum’s chopper midway between first and second. All Sommers had to do was track Torkelson’s throw and find first base with his feet, all while hearing the sound of Mangum’s fast footsteps over his shoulder, bolting down the line at an elite sprint speed of 30.9 feet per second. “I saw Tork get that ball and knew he had to chuck it,” Sommers said after Detroit's 8-5 win. “I'm hearing \[Mangum\