Pirates 1, Tigers 0 (11): Russell Martin crushed a game-ending single off the left-field fence as host Pittsburgh claimed three of four from Detroit and won for the 16th time in 20 games.
Neil Walker started the 11th with a single, Andrew McCutchen walked and Gaby Sanchez slapped a single through the left side to start the winning rally against Luke Putkonen (1-1). Martin jumped on a 2-2 fastball and laced it off the wall to end it.
Pittsburgh's bullpen allowed only four baserunners in 5 2/3 scoreless innings with Bryan Morris (3-2) earning the win after pitching a perfect 11th. Detroit's Doug Fister was outstanding, striking out 12 - one shy of his career high - in seven innings of four-hit ball.
Pirates starter Jeff Locke worked out of a couple of jams, scattering seven hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, but the lack of run support kept him from winning his sixth straight start. Locke has worked 19 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings, the longest streak by a Pittsburgh pitcher since Charlie Morton went 24 innings in 2011.
The Pirates strung together three straight hits in the fourth but had a runner caught stealing and didn't manage to score, and Detroit was unable to push across a run despite four consecutive hits in the fifth. Right fielder Travis Snider threw out Matt Tuiasosopo at the plate following Avisail Garcia's single to preserve the scoreless tie.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tigers SS Jhonny Peralta was ejected by home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez after being called out on strikes to end the fourth. Peralta went 0-for-2, snapping a 10-game hitting streak. … Fister hit Walker in the first inning and has plunked at least one hitter in eight of his 11 starts. He leads the majors with 12 hit batters. … Every Tigers starting pitcher has recorded 10 or more strikeouts at least once this season.
Detroit | Pittsburgh | |
Doug Fister | Player | Jeff Locke |
No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
7.0 | IP | 5.1 |
12 | Strikeouts | 3 |
4 | Hits | 7 |
0.00 | ERA | 0.00 |
Detroit | Pittsburgh | |
Miguel Cabrera | Player | Neil Walker |
2 | Hits | 2 |
0 | RBI | 0 |
0 | HR | 0 |
4 | TB | 2 |
.400 | Avg | .500 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Detroit | 9 | 0 | 12 | .225 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 | 9 | .243 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |