Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 4
When: 7:08 PM ET, Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature:
76°
Umpires:
Home -
Ted Barrett, 1B -
Paul Schrieber, 2B -
Adam Hamari, 3B -
Alfonso Marquez
Attendance:
41043
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Tigers 8, Pirates 4: Victor Martinez went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Nick Castellanos hit a tiebreaking homer and drove in two runs as host Detroit defeated Pittsburgh to halt a four-game losing streak.
Castellanos and Torii Hunter had two hits apiece as the Tigers remained a half-game behind the Kansas City Royals in the American League Central. The Pirates remained 1 1/2 games behind Milwaukee in the National League Central.
Blaine Hardy (2-1) pitched two hitless innings of relief for Detroit. Buck Farmer allowed four runs and six hits in five innings in his major-league debut while Pittsburgh’s Vance Worley (5-2) gave up five runs (three earned) and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Detroit took a 5-4 lead in the sixth when Castellanos deposited a drive over the wall in left-center field off Worley. Martinez smacked a two-run single to right in the seventh and Hunter drove in another with a fielder’s choice.
The Pirates built a 4-1 lead on Russell Martin’s third-inning double and a three-run fourth that featured Jordy Mercer’s triple and Travis Snider’s two-run homer. Detroit knotted the score with three in the fifth on Alex Avila’s homer, Miguel Cabrera’s sacrifice fly and Martinez’s single to center.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Martin’s double was the 1,000th hit of his career and extended his hitting streak to 11 games. … Detroit optioned RHP Kevin Whelan to Triple-A Toledo to open a roster spot for Farmer. … Pirates 2B Neil Walker (back) was out of the lineup for the 10th time in 11 games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Detroit |
|
Vance Worley
|
Player |
Buck Farmer |
|
Loss |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
5.1 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
9 |
Hits |
6 |
|
5.06 |
ERA |
7.20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
6 |
1 |
13 |
.194 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Detroit
|
12 |
2 |
23 |
.375 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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