Ivan Nova threw eight scoreless innings, Felipe Vazquez worked his way out of a ninth-inning jam, and Corey Dickerson hit a walk off home run over the Clemente Wall as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 to win the three-game series.
After yesterday’s marathon doubleheader, which featured a combined 34 runs scored on 54 hits, fans were treated to a more briskly played game on Thursday afternoon.
With one out in the bottom of the ninth, the game remained scoreless until the contest came to an abrupt end when Dickerson sent a 0-1 fastball from Tigers reliever Alex Wilson into the first row of section 142 beyond the right field fence.