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DETROIT – Starling Marte sacrificed himself in the fifth round of the Pittsburgh Pirates game against Detroit. Not really the norm for the team player, but a sign of how much he struggled at the start of the season.
Later, the score being tied at 10th place, it was time to leave.
The two-race circuit of Marte allowed the Pirates to win a 5-3 win over the Tigers on Tuesday night. It was only the second circuit of the season for Marte, who hits for .213.
"You saw him take the game in his hands earlier and put a caress. There is no sign of cavities. He wanted to get rid of it, "said director Clint Hurdle. "He rested the decay once, then had two punches. And what a beautiful swing. "
Jung Ho Kang also dominated for the Pirates, who lost a 3-0 lead but pulled themselves together to win when Marte hit on two outs of Shane Greene (0-1). Detroit did not allow a race all season.
"Break the ball," said Marte. "Slider, I think. M & # 39; gave a pitch in the middle. Did not try to do too much. I just tried to hit the ball in the center. "
Keone Kela (1-0) dropped a single from Jeimer Candelario to ninth, but Nick Kingham closed the Tigers to tenth for his first career stop.
Joe Musgrove, starting from the Pirates, allowed his first two deserved runs of the season, but he was impressive. He gave six hits and a walk, eliminating six in seven innings.
Tigers coach Matthew Boyd pulled the ball out of first base but awarded three runs in seven sets.
The Pirates opened the scoring on a RBI single from Pablo Reyes in the second round. With runners in first and third place and two outings, Reyes hit a low goal against first baseman Miguel Cabrera, who sought to relaunch himself in second place for a force, to realize that he did not play. This initial reaction also cost him any chance to play early.
The Tigers missed an opportunity in the third when Gordon Beckham scored a brace in advance, followed by Grayson Greiner with a single. Beckham was sent home after Greiner's coup and was thrown on the plate by Reyes from the left field.
"When the ball is hit on the left side, you freeze for a second to make sure the ball gets through because you do not want to run for a goal," said Beckham. "We wanted to force the problem and he made a good start."
The Kang two-point circuit in the fourth brought the score to 3-0. He is only 6 years old for season 42, but two of those successes are home runs.
The Tigers scored two points in their half of the fourth. Cabrera came home with a past ball and Christin Stewart scored a double RBI.
Musgrove allowed no deserved point in 15 1/3 inning in the match.
Felipe Vazquez, who pitched two innings in Washington on Sunday, has been granted a night off.
Josh Harrison, who went from the Pirates to the Tigers in the offseason via an independent agency, remained impeccable against his former team.
"I have guys with whom I've played, a lot of good friendships, but there's no extra motivation or anything," Harrison said before the game. "As far as I am concerned, they are another opponent – trying to win a series."
Detroit has also added former Pirates center player Jordy Mercer, but he is on the injured list right now after testing his quad.