Francisco Cervelli and Jordy Mercer each provided some power, belting solo home runs in the Pirates first Grapefruit League game against the Tigers on Tuesday.
The Pirates won 4-2.
Cervelli got the Pirates on the board early when he took Tigers P Matt Boyd deep to left field with one out. Leading 1-0 into the sixth inning, Mercer added a solo shot of his own. He was 2-3 in the game. The Tigers answered in the bottom half of the inning, thanks to a Victor Martinez two run home run- to level the score.