Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Spencer Horwitz hits 1st career grand slam as Pirates top Tigers 6-1 for series sweep
Horwitz drove a two-out cutter from Troy Melton (0-1) 416 feet to centerfield to make it 5-0.
Andrew McCutchen opened the scoring in the first with his ninth homer of the season.
Bryan Reynolds led off with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly from Oneil Cruz in the third inning.
Falter (7-5) gave up one run on four hits without issuing a walk in seven innings, going more than 5 1/3 for the first time since May 31.
Lasting five innings in his major league debut, Melton allowed six runs and seven hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Matt Vierling provided Detroit’s lone run with a single in the seventh that scored Spencer Torkelson.
Pirates: RHP Mike Burrows (1-3, 4.70 ERA) will take the mound Friday as Pittsburgh stays home for three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Vierling struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Torkelson struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Pérez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Keith singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Keith hit for Jones |
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8th Inning | Hayes lined out to second. |
Statistics
 DET |
 PIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 0 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 32 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 8 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 121 | Pitches | 134 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 32 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 0.1 | Runs Created | 5.0 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .258 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .188 | Slugging Percentage | .484 |
| .031 | Secondary Average | .355 |
| .156 | On Base Percentage | .294 |
| .344 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .778 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.7 |
| 11.0 | Batter Rating | 42.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.78 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.94 |
| .031 | Isolated Power | .226 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.18 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
| -.125 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .097 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 62.5 | MLB Rating | 86.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 17,248 | Capacity: