Worth the wait: Tigers pack a punch, take down Pirates after rain delay

Pittsburgh, Pa. — Turns out it was worth the wait for the Tigers.

After a two-hour, five-minute rain delay Tuesday night, they KO’d veteran lefty Jose Quintana in the fourth inning and held on for a 5-3 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.

Clearly, the Tigers kept the bats warm and dry during the delay because they came out hitting rockets.

Javier Báez, who had hits in his first two at-bats, smoked a double into the corner in left in the second inning, the ball leaving his bat with an exit velocity of 112 mph. Statcast registered that as the hardest-hit ball by a Tiger hitter this season.

Jonathan Schoop drove an RBI double 360 feet into the gap in left-center in the third inning. Those were just…