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Matt Vierling's 3-run homer sends Tigers to 8-0 win over Pirates in first game of a doubleheader

DETROIT (AP) Matt Vierling hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for a second straight game and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 in the opener of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Vierling had a game-winning three-run homer in an 14-11 victory over Toronto on Sunday. His homer on Wednesday highlighted a four-run fifth as the Tigers won their fourth straight.

“Just one of those things where you feel good,” Vierling said of his offensive surge. “Just try to ride it out for as long as you can. I've worked really, really hard to pull the ball more and hit the ball in the air a little bit more and try to utilize some exit velo.”

Vierling had three hits, while Riley Greene added two hits and scored two runs.

Tarik Skubal (7-1) bounced back from his only loss this season by holding the Pirates to three singles and a walk in seven innings. Skubal, who struck out eight, retired the last 10 batters he faced. Mason Englert pitched the last two innings to complete the Tigers' fourth shutout this season.

Skubal, who threw 66 of his 93 pitches for strikes, had all but one of his strikeouts during the first four innings.

“Early on, I had a lot of uncompetitive misses at two strikes, so I just (decided to) go right back at guys,” Skubal said. “My first strike percentage was really high and then they started swinging and putting the ball in play, once they kind of realized I was going to be in the zone all day.”

Skubal gave up four runs in five innings against Kansas City in his previous start. Detroit is 8-3 in games he's started.

“I feel like if we get him a lead, it elevates his confidence as well,” Vierling said. “If we get him some runs, I feel like we can put together a pretty good game.”

Pirates starter Jared Jones (3-5) allowed seven runs, five earned, and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Pirates committed three errors, leading to three unearned runs.

“I just didn't feel good to start the game, really,” said Jones, a rookie making his 11th start. “I didn't have a really good bullpen. This is the first really bad start I've had since I've been up here.”

Vierling had an RBI single during a three-run first. His fifth-inning homer came off a 1-1 slider from Jones.

ROSTER MOVES

Pirates: Left-hander Martin Perez (groin) was placed on the 15-day injured list and catcher Joey Bart (thumb) was placed on the 10-day IL. Third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes was activated from the 10-day IL and catcher Grant Koch had his contract selected from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Tigers: Outfielder Kerry Carpenter (spine) was placed on the 10-day IL and outfielder Akil Baddoo was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. Right-hander Keider Montero was called up from Toledo to start the nightcap.

UP NEXT

Pirates: Left-hander Bailey Falter (3-2, 3.55 ERA) will start the opener of a three-game series at Toronto on Friday night.

Tigers: Right-hander Jack Flaherty (1-4, 3.84 ERA) will start the opener of a four-game series at Boston on Thursday night.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT26-30	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	2	10	13	0
Tigers DET27-28	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: P. Skenes (2-0)L: K. Montero (0-1)S: (0)
HR: PIT - A. McCutchen (20), N. Gonzales (7), DET - M. Vierling (16)

PITPirates

DETTigers

.P. SkenesPaul Skenes
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 9 SO, 96 P
.A. McCutchenAndrew McCutchen
DH
3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR, BB, 2B

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. McCutchen DH	4	2	3	4	1	1	0	0	.234	.337	.407	.744	14.0
B. Reynolds LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.254	.328	.411	.739	0.0
C. Joe RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	.286	.357	.463	.820	6.0
O. Cruz SS	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	.246	.300	.426	.726	4.0
N. Gonzales 2B	5	2	3	2	1	0	2	1	.313	.375	.547	.922	10.0
R. Tellez 1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.175	.239	.222	.461	2.0
J. Triolo 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	.205	.287	.273	.560	2.5
J. Bae CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	2.0
G. Koch C	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	4	.000	.200	.000	.200	0.5

HITTERS	AB
A. McCutchen DH	4
B. Reynolds LF	4
C. Joe RF	4
O. Cruz SS	5
N. Gonzales 2B	5
R. Tellez 1B	5
J. Triolo 3B	4
J. Bae CF	4
G. Koch C	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Perez CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.264	.331	.448	.779	-1.0
R. Greene DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.232	.335	.429	.764	0.5
M. Vierling 3B-LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	.289	.320	.503	.823	5.0
M. Canha RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.247	.360	.404	.765	2.5
C. Keith 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.231	.292	.288	.581	1.5
A. Baddoo LF	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.250	1.000	1.250	0.5
a- A. Ibanez PH-SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.286	.316	.414	.730	-0.5
S. Torkelson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.209	.276	.343	.619	-1.5
Z. McKinstry SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.187	.271	.227	.497	-0.5
b- G. Urshela PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.306	.312	.618	0.0
C. Kelly C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.310	.315	.625	1.0

HITTERS	AB
W. Perez CF	4
R. Greene DH	3
M. Vierling 3B-LF	4
M. Canha RF	3
C. Keith 2B	3
A. Baddoo LF	1
a- A. Ibanez PH-SS	2
S. Torkelson 1B	4
Z. McKinstry SS	2
b- G. Urshela PH-3B	1
C. Kelly C	3

a-hit into fielder's choice for Baddoo in the 7th
b-grounded out for McKinstry in the 7th

2B - A. McCutchen (5), C. Joe (13), N. Gonzales (4)
3B - O. Cruz
HR - A. McCutchen (8), N. Gonzales (3)
SF - B. Reynolds, J. Triolo (4)
RBI - A. McCutchen 4 (18), B. Reynolds (29), C. Joe (23), O. Cruz (20), N. Gonzales 2 (16), J. Triolo (19)
2-Out RBI - A. McCutchen
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Reynolds, O. Cruz 2 (2)

HR - M. Vierling (6)
SF - A. Baddoo
RBI - M. Vierling (24), A. Baddoo
2-Out RBI - M. Vierling

DP - (Ibanez-Keith-Torkelson)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
P. Skenes (W, 2-0)	6.0	3	2	2	1	9	1	2.45	0.91	26.5
A. Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.91	1.85	2.5
C. Holderman	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.52	0.98	3.0
D. Bednar	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6.45	1.30	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
P. Skenes (W, 2-0)	6.0
A. Chapman	1.0
C. Holderman	1.0
D. Bednar	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Montero (L, 0-1)	4.1	5	4	4	1	5	2	8.31	1.38	0.5
J. Wentz	2.0	2	3	3	2	3	0	5.40	1.62	0.5
W. Vest	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.38	1.13	2.5
A. Chafin	1.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	4.67	1.56	0.5
B. Brieske	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	2.16	0.96	-2.0

PITCHERS	IP
K. Montero (L, 0-1)	4.1
J. Wentz	2.0
W. Vest	0.2
A. Chafin	1.0
B. Brieske	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - P. Skenes 96-70, A. Chapman 15-8, C. Holderman 17-11, D. Bednar 10-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P. Skenes 5-1, A. Chapman 2-0, C. Holderman 0-1, D. Bednar 1-1
Batters Faced - P. Skenes 22, A. Chapman 4, C. Holderman 4, D. Bednar 4

Pitches-Strikes - K. Montero 87-56, J. Wentz 37-23, W. Vest 15-12, A. Chafin 21-13, B. Brieske 12-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Montero 4-3, J. Wentz 1-2, W. Vest 2-0, A. Chafin 3-0, B. Brieske 1-1
Batters Faced - K. Montero 19, J. Wentz 10, W. Vest 3, A. Chafin 6, B. Brieske 5

.P. SkenesPaul Skenes
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 9 SO, 96 P
.A. McCutchenAndrew McCutchen
DH
3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR, BB, 2B

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT26-30	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	2	10	13	0
Tigers DET27-28	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. McCutchen DH	4	2	3	4	1	1	0	0	.234	.337	.407	.744	14.0
B. Reynolds LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.254	.328	.411	.739	0.0
C. Joe RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	.286	.357	.463	.820	6.0
O. Cruz SS	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	.246	.300	.426	.726	4.0
N. Gonzales 2B	5	2	3	2	1	0	2	1	.313	.375	.547	.922	10.0
R. Tellez 1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.175	.239	.222	.461	2.0
J. Triolo 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	.205	.287	.273	.560	2.5
J. Bae CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	2.0
G. Koch C	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	4	.000	.200	.000	.200	0.5
Total	38	10	13	10	2	3	12	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
A. McCutchen DH	4
B. Reynolds LF	4
C. Joe RF	4
O. Cruz SS	5
N. Gonzales 2B	5
R. Tellez 1B	5
J. Triolo 3B	4
J. Bae CF	4
G. Koch C	3
Total	38

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Perez CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.264	.331	.448	.779	-1.0
R. Greene DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.232	.335	.429	.764	0.5
M. Vierling 3B-LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	.289	.320	.503	.823	5.0
M. Canha RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.247	.360	.404	.765	2.5
C. Keith 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.231	.292	.288	.581	1.5
A. Baddoo LF	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.250	1.000	1.250	0.5
a- A. Ibanez PH-SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.286	.316	.414	.730	-0.5
S. Torkelson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.209	.276	.343	.619	-1.5
Z. McKinstry SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.187	.271	.227	.497	-0.5
b- G. Urshela PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.306	.312	.618	0.0
C. Kelly C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.310	.315	.625	1.0
Total	30	2	4	2	1	3	13	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Perez CF	4
R. Greene DH	3
M. Vierling 3B-LF	4
M. Canha RF	3
C. Keith 2B	3
A. Baddoo LF	1
a- A. Ibanez PH-SS	2
S. Torkelson 1B	4
Z. McKinstry SS	2
b- G. Urshela PH-3B	1
C. Kelly C	3
Total	30

a-hit into fielder's choice for Baddoo in the 7th
b-grounded out for McKinstry in the 7th

2B - A. McCutchen (5), C. Joe (13), N. Gonzales (4)
3B - O. Cruz
HR - A. McCutchen (8), N. Gonzales (3)
SF - B. Reynolds, J. Triolo (4)
RBI - A. McCutchen 4 (18), B. Reynolds (29), C. Joe (23), O. Cruz (20), N. Gonzales 2 (16), J. Triolo (19)
2-Out RBI - A. McCutchen
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Reynolds, O. Cruz 2 (2)

HR - M. Vierling (6)
SF - A. Baddoo
RBI - M. Vierling (24), A. Baddoo
2-Out RBI - M. Vierling

DP - (Ibanez-Keith-Torkelson)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
P. Skenes (W, 2-0)	6.0	3	2	2	1	9	1	2.45	0.91	26.5
A. Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.91	1.85	2.5
C. Holderman	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.52	0.98	3.0
D. Bednar	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6.45	1.30	2.5
Total	9.0	4	2	2	3	13	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
P. Skenes (W, 2-0)	6.0
A. Chapman	1.0
C. Holderman	1.0
D. Bednar	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Montero (L, 0-1)	4.1	5	4	4	1	5	2	8.31	1.38	0.5
J. Wentz	2.0	2	3	3	2	3	0	5.40	1.62	0.5
W. Vest	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.38	1.13	2.5
A. Chafin	1.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	4.67	1.56	0.5
B. Brieske	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	2.16	0.96	-2.0
Total	9.0	13	10	10	3	12	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
K. Montero (L, 0-1)	4.1
J. Wentz	2.0
W. Vest	0.2
A. Chafin	1.0
B. Brieske	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - P. Skenes 96-70, A. Chapman 15-8, C. Holderman 17-11, D. Bednar 10-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P. Skenes 5-1, A. Chapman 2-0, C. Holderman 0-1, D. Bednar 1-1
Batters Faced - P. Skenes 22, A. Chapman 4, C. Holderman 4, D. Bednar 4

Pitches-Strikes - K. Montero 87-56, J. Wentz 37-23, W. Vest 15-12, A. Chafin 21-13, B. Brieske 12-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Montero 4-3, J. Wentz 1-2, W. Vest 2-0, A. Chafin 3-0, B. Brieske 1-1
Batters Faced - K. Montero 19, J. Wentz 10, W. Vest 3, A. Chafin 6, B. Brieske 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Baddoo hit sacrifice fly to center, Canha scored 0 1
3RD INNING
McCutchen homered to left, Bae and Triolo scored 3 1
4TH INNING
Gonzales homered to left 4 1
6TH INNING
Triolo hit sacrifice fly to right, Gonzales scored 5 1
Vierling homered to left 5 2
7TH INNING
Reynolds hit sacrifice fly to center, Koch scored, McCutchen to third 6 2
Joe reached on fielder's choice to second, McCutchen scored 7 2
8TH INNING
McCutchen singled to right, Tellez scored, Bae to second 8 2
9TH INNING
Cruz tripled to deep right, Joe scored 9 2
Gonzales singled to shallow left, Cruz scored 10 2

2ND INNING
	Baddoo hit sacrifice fly to center, Canha scored	0	1

3RD INNING
	McCutchen homered to left, Bae and Triolo scored	3	1

4TH INNING
	Gonzales homered to left	4	1

6TH INNING
	Triolo hit sacrifice fly to right, Gonzales scored	5	1
	Vierling homered to left	5	2

7TH INNING
	Reynolds hit sacrifice fly to center, Koch scored, McCutchen to third	6	2
	Joe reached on fielder's choice to second, McCutchen scored	7	2

8TH INNING
	McCutchen singled to right, Tellez scored, Bae to second	8	2

9TH INNING
	Cruz tripled to deep right, Joe scored	9	2
	Gonzales singled to shallow left, Cruz scored	10	2

1ST INNING
Pirates
K. Montero Pitching:
A. McCutchen: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, McCutchen grounded out to shortstop
B. Reynolds: Foul, Reynolds lined out to third
C. Joe: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Joe popped out to first
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
P. Skenes Pitching:
W. Perez: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Perez struck out on foul tip
R. Greene: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Vierling grounded out to shortstop
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Pirates
K. Montero Pitching:
O. Cruz: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Cruz lined out to first
N. Gonzales: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Gonzales struck out swinging
R. Tellez: Ball, Strike looking, Tellez flied out to left
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
P. Skenes Pitching:
M. Canha: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Canha walked
C. Keith: Foul, Keith singled to shallow center, Canha to third
A. Baddoo: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Baddoo hit sacrifice fly to center, Canha scored
S. Torkelson: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Torkelson struck out swinging
Z. McKinstry: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul tip, McKinstry struck out on foul tip
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Pirates
K. Montero Pitching:
J. Triolo: Ball, Foul, Foul, Triolo reached on an infield single to shortstop
J. Bae: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Bae singled to left, Triolo to second
G. Koch: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Koch struck out looking
A. McCutchen: Strike looking, Ball, Triolo to third on wild pitch, Foul, Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, McCutchen homered to left, Bae and Triolo scored
B. Reynolds: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Reynolds grounded out to second
C. Joe: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Joe doubled to left center
O. Cruz: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Strike looking, Cruz struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
P. Skenes Pitching:
C. Kelly: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Kelly singled to left center
W. Perez: Strike looking, Perez popped out to shortstop
R. Greene: Strike swinging, Ball, Greene reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Kelly out at second
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Vierling struck out looking
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Pirates
K. Montero Pitching:
N. Gonzales: Strike looking, Gonzales homered to left
R. Tellez: Ball, Strike swinging, Tellez grounded out to shortstop
J. Triolo: Triolo popped out to first
J. Bae: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Bae struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
P. Skenes Pitching:
M. Canha: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul tip, Canha struck out on foul tip
C. Keith: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Keith struck out swinging
A. Baddoo: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Baddoo struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Pirates
K. Montero Pitching:
G. Koch: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Koch struck out swinging
A. McCutchen: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, McCutchen walked
Joey Wentz relieved Keider Montero
B. Reynolds: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, McCutchen to second on balk, Foul, Strike swinging, Reynolds struck out swinging
C. Joe: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Joe intentionally walked
O. Cruz: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Cruz struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
P. Skenes Pitching:
S. Torkelson: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Torkelson struck out swinging
Z. McKinstry: Strike looking, Foul, McKinstry lined out to left
C. Kelly: Ball, Kelly lined out to left
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Pirates
J. Wentz Pitching:
N. Gonzales: Gonzales doubled to shallow left
R. Tellez: Ball, Gonzales to third on wild pitch, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Tellez lined out to second
J. Triolo: Foul, Triolo hit sacrifice fly to right, Gonzales scored
J. Bae: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Bae struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
P. Skenes Pitching:
W. Perez: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Perez popped out to second
R. Greene: Strike looking, Greene grounded out to first
M. Vierling: Vierling homered to left
M. Canha: Canha grounded out to shortstop
End of the 6th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Pirates
J. Wentz Pitching:
G. Koch: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Koch walked
A. McCutchen: Strike looking, Ball, McCutchen doubled to right, Koch to third
B. Reynolds: Foul, Ball, Reynolds hit sacrifice fly to center, Koch scored, McCutchen to third
Will Vest relieved Joey Wentz
C. Joe: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Joe reached on fielder's choice to second, McCutchen scored
O. Cruz: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Cruz reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Joe out at second
N. Gonzales: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Gonzales struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Aroldis Chapman relieved Paul Skenes
C. Keith: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Keith walked
Andy Ibanez hit for Akil Baddoo
A. Ibanez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ibanez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Keith out at second
S. Torkelson: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, Torkelson struck out on foul tip
Gio Urshela hit for Zach McKinstry
G. Urshela: Strike swinging, Urshela grounded out to second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Pirates
Matt Vierling in left field
Andy Ibanez at shortstop
Gio Urshela at third base
Andrew Chafin relieved Will Vest
R. Tellez: Strike looking, Ball, Tellez reached on an infield single to second
J. Triolo: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Triolo struck out swinging
J. Bae: Ball, Bae singled to right, Tellez to third
G. Koch: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Koch struck out swinging
A. McCutchen: McCutchen singled to right, Tellez scored, Bae to second
B. Reynolds: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Reynolds struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Colin Holderman relieved Aroldis Chapman
C. Kelly: Strike looking, Kelly flied out to left
W. Perez: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Perez struck out on foul tip
R. Greene: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Greene walked
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Vierling struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Pirates
Beau Brieske relieved Andrew Chafin
C. Joe: Strike looking, Foul, Joe singled to center
O. Cruz: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Cruz tripled to deep right, Joe scored
N. Gonzales: Foul, Gonzales singled to shallow left, Cruz scored
R. Tellez: Ball, Tellez flied out to left
J. Triolo: Triolo grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Gonzales out at second
Middle of the 9th (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
David Bednar relieved Colin Holderman
M. Canha: Ball, Canha singled to left
C. Keith: Strike looking, Foul, Keith reached on fielder's choice to second, Canha out at second
A. Ibanez: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ibanez struck out swinging
S. Torkelson: Torkelson flied out to center
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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Matt Vierling's 3-run homer sends Tigers to 8-0 win over Pirates in first game of a doubleheader