Back to the Detroit Tigers Newsfeed

Tigers comeback goes for naught, Pirates win in 10 innings

Detroit — The Tigers caught a struggling closer in the nick of time Tuesday night, but they let him up off the ropes.

The result: With two outs and a man on in the 10th inning, Starling Marte, who had been scuffling in the early part of the season, blasted a first-pitch hanging slider from Shane Greene into the visitor's bullpen in left-center field.

The blast gave the Pirates a 5-3 win, extending the Tigers losing streak to four games.

The Tigers had a golden chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth.