Tigers def. Pirates 9-7 on 3/9/08

March 9, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	1		7	13	2
Detroit	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	3		9	11	1

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03/09/2008 4:27 PM ET
Robertson in midseason form vs. Bucs
Left-hander stymies Pirates for four scoreless innings

TIGERS 9, PIRATES 7
at Lakeland, Fla.
Sunday, March 9

Pirates at the plate: Andrew McCutchen, who grew up in nearby Lake Wales, Fla., put the Pirates on the scoreboard when he singled in Neil Walker in the sixth. Doug Mientkiewicz doubled twice, including a ninth-inning double that started a four-run Pirates rally. Outfielder Kevin Thompson knocked a two-run double to tie the game in the ninth before catcher Raul Chavez hit a 10th-inning home run that gave the Pirates a short-lived lead.

Tigers at the plate: Carlos Guillen hit his team-leading third home run of the spring leading off the sixth inning after tripling in a run in the fourth. Miguel Cabrera broke out of his early spring slump with a line-drive double to the center-field fence. Freddy Guzman was the hero, though, with a walk-off, three-run homer in the 10th.

Pirates on the mound: Phil Dumatrait's solid spring continued for the first couple of innings before giving up three runs in the third inning and two more runs in the fourth. Three of those runs were earned on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Guillen's home run was Bryan Bullington's only hit allowed in two innings of relief.

Tigers on the mound: Nate Robertson's third outing of the spring featured four scoreless innings in which he allowed one hit and struck out four. Aquilino Lopez's scoreless spring continued with one inning of work on two strikeouts. Todd Jones struggled in the ninth, allowing four runs that tied the score at 6.

Grapefruit League records: Tigers 7-5-1, Pirates 3-8.

Up next: The Tigers travel to Florida's Atlantic coast for the first time this spring when they visit the Nationals at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla. Dontrelle Willis will make his third start of the spring opposite Matt Maloney. Game time is 1:05 p.m. ET.

The Pirates will be on MLB.TV on Monday when they host the Phillies at 1:05 p.m. ET at McKechnie Field. Ian Snell will make his third start of the spring opposite Brett Myers. Byung-Hyun Kim, Evan Meek, Casey Fossum, Mike Thompson and Marino Salas are also slated to pitch.

Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Rodriguez, C	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.273
Sardinha, C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
b-Santiago, PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571
St. Pierre, M, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Polanco, P, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Sizemore, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.250
Inge, 3B-RF	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	.316
Ordonez, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.364
Joyce, RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.375
c-Hollimon, M, PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.154
Cabrera, DH	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	.174
a-Perez, T, PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
Guillen, 1B	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	.320
Hessman, 1B	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.294
1-Thomas, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188
Renteria, SS	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.143
Worth, SS	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.200
Clevlen, LF	5	1	1	0	0	2	2	.455
Raburn, CF	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.269
Guzman, Fre, CF	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	.455
Totals	37	9	11	9	4	10	17
a-Flied out for Cabrera in the 7th. b-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Sardinha in the 9th. c-Struck out for Joyce in the 9th. 1-Ran for Hessman in the 10th.
BATTING 2B: Raburn (2, Dumatrait), Polanco, P (2, Dumatrait), Cabrera (2, Dumatrait), Inge (1, Marte, D). 3B: Guillen (1, Dumatrait). HR: Guillen (3, 6th inning off Bullington, 0 on, 0 out), Guzman, Fre (1, 10th inning off Fossum, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Rodriguez; Sardinha; Polanco, P 2; Inge 2; Cabrera 2; Guillen 7; Clevlen; Raburn 2; Guzman, Fre 5. RBI: Raburn (1), Rodriguez (4), Inge (6), Guillen 2 (6), Renteria (2), Guzman, Fre 3 (6). 2-out RBI: Guzman, Fre 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ordonez; Cabrera; Perez, T 2; Hollimon, M. S: Santiago. SF: Inge; Renteria. GIDP: Guillen. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Guzman, Fre (2, 3rd base off Grabow/Chavez, R). PO: Worth (1st base by Chavez, R). FIELDING E: Clevlen (1, fielding). Outfield assists: Raburn (Gomez at 2nd base). DP: (Raburn-Polanco, P).

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Robertson 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.00 Lopez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Byrdak 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.40 McBride 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.20 Larrison 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.50 Jones, T 0.2 4 4 3 1 1 0 24.55 Beltran (W, 1-0) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1.59 HBP: Inge (by Bullington). Ground outs-fly outs: Dumatrait 6-4, Bullington 2-3, Marte, D 0-1, Osoria 0-0, Grabow 1-0, Fossum 1-0, Robertson 4-4, Lopez 0-1, Byrdak 1-0, McBride 2-0, Larrison 3-0, Jones, T 0-1, Beltran 2-1. Batters faced: Dumatrait 18, Bullington 9, Marte, D 5, Osoria 3, Grabow 5, Fossum 5, Robertson 12, Lopez 4, Byrdak 6, McBride 3, Larrison 6, Jones, T 8, Beltran 5. Inherited runners-scored: Beltran 2-0. Umpires: HP: Kevin Causey. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: . 3B: D.J. Reyburn. Weather: 61 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, In from CF. T: 3:17. Att: 8,374.