Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 5
Monday, May 27, 2013 1:08 PM
When: 1:08 PM ET, Monday, May 27, 2013
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 62°
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Manny Gonzalez
Attendance: 41416
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Pittsburgh 1000002205110
Detroit 00013020-6100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 31-20 18-9 13-11 L1
Detroit 29-20 17-8 12-12 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Detroit Tigers have a 17-8 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 13-11 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Tigers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Justin Verlander pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.68. Jose Valverde closed out the game to get the save and has 6 saves for the season. Francisco Liriano took the loss for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Detroit
Francisco Liriano Player Justin Verlander
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 7.0
3 Strikeouts 13
8 Hits 7
7.20 ERA 3.86
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Detroit
Travis SniderPlayer Jhonny Peralta
3 Hits 4
1 RBI 3
0 HR 0
5 TB 5
.600 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 11 0 20 .306 15 5 2 3 0
Detroit 10 0 13 .294 6 6 7 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Tigers have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Pirates have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .684 after a loss.