Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 0

Boxscore | Recap
Sunday, May 22, 2011 1:35 PM
Location - PNC Park
Temperature - 76°
Umpires - Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Mike Muchlinski, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Chris Guccione,
Attendance - 25124

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X R H E
Detroit 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 23-23 11-8 12-15 W1
Pittsburgh 22-24 9-12 13-12 L1

Recap


Rick Porcello tossed eight innings of one-hit ball as the Detroit Tigers ended a five-game losing skid with a 2-0 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.

Porcello (4-2) carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but Ronny Cedeno ended the bid with a sharp double to center field. Porcello issued a one-out walk to Andrew McCutchen but worked his way out of the ensuing jam, inducing an inning-ending double play from Jose Tabata.

Jose Valverde worked around a single and a hit batter in the ninth for his 11th save of the year, ending the Pirates' season-high four-game winning streak.

Casper Wells singled home a run in the second inning and Jhonny Peralta added a solo shot in the fourth, his seventh of the year, to account for the Tigers' offense.

Paul Maholm (1-7) was the hard-luck loser yet again, surrendering both Detroit runs over an otherwise solid 5 2/3 innings. The Pirates have scored a total of 14 runs in his 10 starts this season.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Pittsburgh
Rick Porcello Player Paul Maholm
Win W/L Loss
8.0 IP 5.1
3 Strikeouts 5
1 Hits 6
0.00 ERA 3.38
Hitting
Detroit   Pittsburgh
Jhonny Peralta Player Xavier Paul
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 1
.500 Avg 1.000

Team Stats Summary

Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Detroit 7 1 11 .206 15 10 2 3 0 0
Pittsburgh 2 0 3 .074 11 4 0 2 1 0

Upcoming Games

  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Pirates have a W/L % of .391 after a win and .565 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Tigers have a W/L % of .636 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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