Pittsburgh’s final assault came in the eighth with a mini-version of Home Run Derby.
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Justin Verlander put forth a quality start and gave up three runs – two earned – and six hits in six innings. Martinez. Though his 3.95 ERA and 1.31 WHIP with the Braves in 2014 were nothing special, it was an impressive season in some respects.
Martinez’s homer made it 4=3, but Pittsburgh expanded the lead in the ninth off Bruce Rondon. Martin came home on a single by Rougned Odor.
Simon was pulled after giving up his 15th hit, but Walker made it 6-1 by scoring on Al Alburquerque’s wild pitch.
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh threw out the first pitch, with Tigers manager Brad Ausmus catching a high fastball. Hughes, who will turn 30 on Saturday, has permitted just two hits in his last eight contests.
Asked whether he intentionally tried to hit Alvarez, Verlander replied: “No”.
So he ran back toward second and then toward first. The over/under total is listed at 6.5 runs. Corbin threw his fastball considerably harder, increased his whiff rate from 9.4 to 11.5 percent, yet only grew his K/9 ratio from 7.2 to 7.7.
Kansas City has lost four straight.
Alfredo Simon gave up double-digit hits for the first time this season, when he allowed 10 through the third inning. The play was reviewed, and the ruling of a double was upheld. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four.
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DETROIT (AP) – Neil Walker’s RBI double in the 14th inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers in a game that ended early Wednesday morning. There did not appear to be any animosity between the two teams during the game, but one player who took exception was Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez. 478 against him with a 1.130 slugging percentage.
Three: The Cleveland Indians (2002-2009), the Boston Red Sox (2009-2010) and the Detroit Tigers (2011, 2013-present). Cain, sidelined last July by an elbow injury that required surgery, allowed five runs in five innings.
“The numbers have picked up”, Hurdle said.
“He saved his best curveball for his last pitch of the game”, manager Clint Hurdle of the Pirates said.
So instead of the game being 3-3, the Tigers trailed, 3-1, with no outs, and Cole left runners at second and third. Racking up an incredible 21 hits that resulted in nine runs, this game showed what the offense is capable of when they are all clicking. This is the second time he has been placed on the DL this season. He did not walk a batter and struck out seven. The crowd booed several times as New York kept making weak outs and breaking their bats.
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An All-Star berth would be nice but Burnett isn’t counting on it. The first slot for a Pittsburgh starter is bound to go to right-hander Gerrit Cole, who is one win from a dozen. Andrew Romine then singled.
Michael Blazek (5-2) tossed two scoreless innings for the win. Odubel Herrera, Cesar Hernandez and Freddy Galvis all had three hits each. If its done the right way, at the end both teams go All right, its over..
Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Starling Marte attempts to reach a two-run home run by Detroit Tigers’ J.D.
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Hernandez was ruled out on appeal for the second out of the inning but Walker lined Gorzelanny’s outside 3-2 pitch down the right field line for his game-winning double. Even though his ground ball rate was still pedestrian at 45 percent, he only yielded 16 homers in 196 innings.
