The Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates combined for 30 runs, but it was the visiting team that came out on top, as the Tigers beat the Pirates, 17-13, in 11 innings last night.
Starting pitcher Chad Kuhl had seven strikeouts in his first major league start in two years, only to see Steven Brault let a three-run lead slip away as the injury-riddled bullpen blew multiple leads.
Erik Gonzalez set a club record with six RBIs while batting ninth, also tying a club record for a shortstop since the statistic became official in 1920, and hit a 463-foot homer to left that is the third-longest in the majors this season. He went 4 for 5 and fell a triple short of the cycle.
One Pirates first did come out of the game. Skipper Derek Shelton earned his first ejection as a major league manager after arguing a ball that hit catcher Jacob Stallings in the chest protector in the heart of the strike zone.
The Pirates (3-11) and Tigers play again this afternoon at 3:40 on WCCS. Derek Holland will start for the Bucs against former Pirate hurler Ivan Nova.
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