Monday, April 11th, 2016 12:10PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Monday. Pittsburgh's offense delivered six doubles in the game, with Gregory Polanco accounting for two of those hits, and their performance at the plate led to Justin Verlander being removed from the contest during the fifth inning.
Date: Monday, April 11th, 2016
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Comerica Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 26,271
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Castellanos (1, 2nd inning off Niese 0 on, 2 Out); J.D. Martinez (1, 5th inning off Niese 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Castellanos (3), J.D. Martinez (1), V. Martínez (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: Castellanos
Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera; V. Martínez
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Cabrera 0-1, V. Martínez 1-1, J.D. Martinez 0-1, Castellanos 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Castellanos 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 17-23; VerHagen 2-4; Kensing 2-7; Lowe 3-3; Ryan 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander 21-6-26-18; VerHagen 2-0-1-3; Kensing 5-3-0-7; Lowe 2-2-3-2; Ryan 2-1-3-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 2-7; VerHagen 2-0; Kensing 4-2; Lowe 1-1; Ryan 1-2
Game Scores: J Verlander 15

Double Plays: 4 (McCann-Kinsler, Iglesias-Kinsler-Cabrera, Cabrera-Iglesias-Kensing, Kinsler-Iglesias-Cabrera)

Doubles: Jaso (3, Verlander); Polanco 2 (3, Verlander, VerHagen); Joyce (1, Verlander); Harrison (1, Verlander); Marte (1, Verlander)
Runs Batted In: Joyce (1), Mercer 2 (4), Cervelli (5), Jaso (2), Polanco (4), Rodriguez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cervelli; Jaso
Sacrifice Hit: Mercer
Ground Into Double Play: Mercer; Joyce; Polanco
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-15 (Rodriguez 1-1, Harrison 1-1, Mercer 1-2, Polanco 1-2, Joyce 1-2, Cervelli 1-1, Marte 0-2, McCutchen 0-3, Jaso 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Polanco 1; Marte 1; McCutchen 2

Wild Pitches: Niese
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Niese 17-24; Feliz 1-3; Watson 2-4; Melancon 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Niese 15-5-16-18; Feliz 2-1-7-2; Watson 1-2-2-1; Melancon 2-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Niese 8-6; Feliz 1-1; Watson 0-2; Melancon 0-1
Game Scores: J Niese 52

Double Plays: 3 (Mercer-Harrison-Jaso, Harrison-Mercer-Jaso, Freese-Rodriguez)
Errors: Mercer (2, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: Polanco (2, 2nd base by Verlander/McCann); Joyce (1, 2nd base by Verlander/McCann)
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