It was a tight, exciting game, all the way to the final at bat - but it was Pittsburgh’s defense that gifted Detroit three runs and ultimately cost them the game.
It was also a game where Michael Feliz and Clay Holmes looked like dominant relievers and Kyle Crick didn’t, failing to preserve an eighth inning tie.
Mitch Keller didn’t allow any runs in the first inning.
This despite throwing fastballs on twelve of his first fifteen pitches. Nicholas Castellanos did draw a one out walk, but Keller got Miguel Cabrera to strike out swinging and Christin Stewart to fly out.