Starling Marte went 3-for-3 and hit one of three Pittsburgh home runs in the Pirates' 8-6 Grapefruit League win over the Detroit Tigers.
Marte and Tony Sanchez each belted two-run homers and Willy Garcia had a three-run blast for Pittsburgh. Pirates starter A.J. Burnett struck out five over 3 2/3 innings while being touched for a pair of runs.
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Ian Kinsler finished 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI to pace Detroit. Nick Castellanos and Miguel Gonzalez each collected two hits in the loss.
Tigers starter Shane Greene recorded four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, but allowed three runs -- two earned -- on four hits.
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