Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 4
When: 1:10 PM ET, Monday, April 11, 2016
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 56°
Umpires: Home - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Gabe Morales, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 26271
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1211200007171
Detroit 010012000460
Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
John Jaso 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .321
     David Freese 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Andrew McCutchen CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .296
Matt Joyce DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .286
     Michael Morse PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Starling Marte LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .310
Francisco Cervelli C 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .455
Gregory Polanco RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .381
Josh Harrison 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .286
Sean Rodriguez 3B-1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .667
Jordy Mercer SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .250
Totals 36 7 17 7 3 3 17  
Batting
2B - John Jaso (3), Matt Joyce (1), Starling Marte (1), Gregory Polanco 2 (3), Josh Harrison (1)
TB - John Jaso 3, Andrew McCutchen, Matt Joyce 3, Starling Marte 3, Francisco Cervelli 3, Gregory Polanco 5, Josh Harrison 3, Sean Rodriguez, Jordy Mercer
RBI - John Jaso (2), Matt Joyce (1), Francisco Cervelli (5), Gregory Polanco (4), Sean Rodriguez (2), Jordy Mercer 2 (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrew McCutchen 2 (2), Starling Marte (3), Gregory Polanco (1)
S - Jordy Mercer (2)
SF - John Jaso (1), Francisco Cervelli (1)
GIDP - Matt Joyce (1), Gregory Polanco (1), Jordy Mercer (2)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Matt Joyce (1, 2nd by Verlander/McCann), Gregory Polanco (2, 2nd by Verlander/McCann)
Fielding
E - Jordy Mercer (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jon Niese (W 1-0) 6.0 5 4 3 1 5 2 5.73
Neftali Feliz (H 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Tony Watson (H 3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Mark Melancon (SV 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08
WP - Jon Niese
Pitches-Strikes - Jon Niese 88-54, Neftali Feliz 20-12, Tony Watson 13-6, Mark Melancon 9-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Niese 7-4, Neftali Feliz 1-1, Tony Watson 0-0, Mark Melancon 0-0
Batters Faced - Jon Niese 24, Neftali Feliz 3, Tony Watson 4, Mark Melancon 3
Detroit
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ian Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .348
Justin Upton LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .227
Miguel Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263
Victor Martinez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .231
J.D. Martinez RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .350
Nick Castellanos 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .353
James McCann C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
     Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286
Tyler Collins CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Jose Iglesias SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .421
Totals 32 4 6 3 2 8 11  
Batting
HR - J.D. Martinez (1), Nick Castellanos (1)
TB - Justin Upton, Victor Martinez, J.D. Martinez 5, Nick Castellanos 4, Jose Iglesias
RBI - Victor Martinez (4), J.D. Martinez (1), Nick Castellanos (3)
2-Out RBI - Nick Castellanos (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nick Castellanos (4)
GIDP - Miguel Cabrera (1), Victor Martinez (1)
Team LOB - 3
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Justin Verlander (L 0-1) 4.1 10 7 7 2 2 0 8.71
Drew VerHagen 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Logan Kensing 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.93
Mark Lowe 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Kyle Ryan 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 111-71, Drew VerHagen 11-6, Logan Kensing 27-15, Mark Lowe 13-9, Kyle Ryan 17-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 2-5, Drew VerHagen 1-0, Logan Kensing 2-1, Mark Lowe 1-1, Kyle Ryan 1-1
Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 23, Drew VerHagen 4, Logan Kensing 7, Mark Lowe 3, Kyle Ryan 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Drew VerHagen 2-2