- News18
Evans Denied Baddoo, Pirates Beat Tigers 4-2 With 2-run 8th
Phillip Evans kept Akil Baddoo's drive to left field in the park in the seventh inning to help Pittsburgh escape a jam, and the Pirates scored twice in the eighth to beat the Detroit Tigers 42 on Thursday.
- MLB.com
Akil Baddoo's RBI triple
Akil Baddoo belts a line drive past a diving Bryan Reynolds for a triple, scoring Niko Goodrum and cutting the Tigers' deficit to 2-1
AL Central Standings
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | .588 | 0.0 | |
| 9 | 9 | .500 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 9 | .471 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.0 | |
| 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.0 |
