TIGERS BEAT THE BUCS 6-3

DETROIT 6, PITTSBURGH 3

WHEN: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, March 16, 2019

WHERE: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida

TEMPERATURE: 75° 

UMPIRES: Home - Derek Gonzales, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Brennan Miller

ATTENDANCE: 6657

Earlier this week, Corey Dickerson surprised Pirates outfield coach Kimera Bartee with a golden gift.

Dickerson received four custom gloves from Rawlings after winning his first Gold Glove Award last season. They’re black with an inscription of Dickerson’s last name and, of course, gold accents. Not long after they arrived at LECOM Park, Dickerson put three of them in his locker and gave the fourth to Bartee.

The day Dickerson reported to Pirates camp last spring, he told Bartee that he wanted to win a Gold Glove. It might have seemed unrealistic at the time, as Dickerson came from the Rays with a reputation as a below-average defensive outfielder. But Dickerson showed up with a series of goals and a list of areas in which he could improve, and Bartee helped him turn into the National League’s best left fielder.

Still, Bartee was caught off-guard when Dickerson approached him during batting practice, gave him a hug and presented him with the special glove. Both agree that Bartee “almost” cried, but Bartee says with a smile that he didn’t want to get emotional in front of everyone.

Don’t expect to see Bartee wearing that glove around the ballpark, though. He’ll find somewhere special to store it for safe-keeping. And he wouldn’t mind making room for another one.

LYLES ON THE MOUND

Right-hander Jordan Lyles, who exited his outing on Tuesday after two innings due to cramping in his right side, threw a bullpen session on Saturday morning. Lyles is competing with Nick Kingham and Steven Brault for the fifth spot in the Pirates’ rotation and appears to be the leading candidate.

“He came in with the inside track, and he’s done nothing to lose that,” general manager Neal Huntington said earlier this week. “The other two haven’t done anything to take it away from him.”

DIAZ ON THE MEND

Elias Diaz, who missed two weeks of Spring Training due to a virus, caught Lyles’ bullpen session at LECOM Park. He has been back in camp a few days, playing catch and working out as he returns to playing shape.

Diaz hasn’t played in a game this spring and isn’t expected to be on the Opening Day roster. That clears a spot for Jacob Stallings to make the team as Francisco Cervelli’s backup, and it allows the Pirates to ease Diaz back into action rather than rushing him to be ready in 12 days.

Diaz said he lost a few pounds while he was ill, but he is pleased with his energy level despite the time he missed. He is testing himself physically by lifting in the weight room and doing conditioning drills.

GAME REPORT

The Pirates lost to old friends Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer's Tigers by a score of 6-3 on Saturday at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla. After throwing five scoreless innings over his first two spring starts, Chris Archer allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits with four strikeouts in three innings. Righty Jake Barrett pitched a scoreless inning in his Pirates debut, and Clay Holmes and Geoff Hartlieb each put up a scoreless frame.

Third baseman Colin Moran went 0-for-2 with a walk and committed his fourth error of the spring. Shortstop Kevin Newman had one hit in three at-bats. Outfielder Bryan Reynolds, the Pirates' No. 8 prospect per MLB Pipeline, drove in a pair of runs, and first-base prospect Will Craig walked three times.

UP NEXT

Opening Day starter Jameson Taillon will take the mound as the Pirates host the Red Sox at 1:05 p.m. ET on Sunday at LECOM Park. This will be Taillon’s penultimate spring outing, as he has time to pitch once more before facing the Reds on March 28 in Cincinnati. Bullpen candidates Francisco Liriano, Nick Burdi and Brandon Maurer are also scheduled to pitch for Pittsburgh. The game will air on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLB.TV, KDKA-FM and the Pirates Radio Network.

SCORING SUMMARY

INNING				PIT	DET
Tigers		1st	Stewart singled to center, Harrison scored, Mercer to second.	0	1
Tigers		2nd	Greiner doubled to right, Mahtook scored.	0	2
Tigers		2nd	Harrison hit a ground rule double to right, Greiner scored.	0	3
Tigers		2nd	Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, Harrison scored.	0	4
Pirates		5th	Reynolds singled to right center, Newman scored and Stallings scored, Craig to third.	2	4
Pirates		5th	P. Reyes grounded into fielder's choice to third, Craig scored, Reynolds out at second.	3	4
Tigers		5th	Stewart homered to right, Candelario scored.	3	6

FINAL SCORING SUMMARY

FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PITTSBURGH	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	4	1
DETROIT	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	-	6	10	0

Pittsburgh

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Pablo Reyes	2B	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.258
Kevin Kramer	PH-2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.172
Patrick Kivlehan	LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.294
Alfredo Reyes	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105
Colin Moran	3B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.214
Ke'Bryan Hayes	PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.320
Jose Osuna	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.179
Lucas Tancas	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Kevin Newman	SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.276
Oneil Cruz	SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167
Jacob Stallings	C	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.158
Christian Kelley	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.077
Will Craig	DH	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	.292
J.B. Shuck	CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	.379
Ryan Peurifoy	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Bryan Reynolds	RF	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	.261
Brett Kinneman	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals		28	3	4	3	5	8	14
Batting
TB - Lucas Tancas, Kevin Newman, Jacob Stallings, Bryan Reynolds
RBI - Pablo Reyes (3), Bryan Reynolds 2 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Pablo Reyes (1)
GIDP - Patrick Kivlehan (2), Christian Kelley (1)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
CS - Pablo Reyes (2, 2nd by Coleman/Greiner)
Fielding
E - Colin Moran (4)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Chris Archer (L 0-1)	3.0	6	4	3	1	4	0	3.38
Michael Feliz	2.0	1	2	2	1	3	1	4.91
Jake Barrett	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Clay Holmes	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.00
Geoff Hartlieb	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4.15
HBP - Josh Harrison (by Archer)
Pitches-Strikes - Chris Archer 42-32, Michael Feliz 20-15, Jake Barrett 7-7, Clay Holmes 8-8, Geoff Hartlieb 0-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Chris Archer 3-2, Michael Feliz 0-1, Jake Barrett 0-1, Clay Holmes 2-1, Geoff Hartlieb 1-1
Batters Faced - Chris Archer 18, Michael Feliz 8, Jake Barrett 5, Clay Holmes 3, Geoff Hartlieb 4

Detroit

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Josh Harrison	2B	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	.391
Gordon Beckham	2B	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.314
Jordy Mercer	SS	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.250
Pete Kozma	SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.160
Miguel Cabrera	1B	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	.259
Brandon Dixon	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Jeimer Candelario	3B	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	.229
Ronny Rodriguez	3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.286
Christin Stewart	LF	3	1	2	3	0	1	2	.308
Dustin Peterson	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306
John Hicks	DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.273
Chad Sedio	PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mikie Mahtook	RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.256
Luke Burch	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Grayson Greiner	C	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.360
Cameron Rupp	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
JaCoby Jones	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.235
Harold Castro	CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.357
Totals		34	6	10	6	2	9	16
Batting
2B - Josh Harrison (2), Jeimer Candelario (5), Mikie Mahtook (3), Grayson Greiner (5)
HR - Christin Stewart (3)
TB - Josh Harrison 2, Gordon Beckham 2, Pete Kozma, Jeimer Candelario 2, Christin Stewart 5, Mikie Mahtook 2, Grayson Greiner 3
RBI - Josh Harrison (2), Miguel Cabrera (6), Christin Stewart 3 (10), Grayson Greiner (7)
2-Out RBI - Christin Stewart (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ronny Rodriguez 2 (4), Christin Stewart 2 (6), John Hicks (3)
SF - Miguel Cabrera (1)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
SB - Josh Harrison (1, 3rd off Archer/Stallings)
Fielding
PB - Grayson Greiner (1)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Matt Moore (W 3-1)	4.1	3	3	3	2	4	0	4.60
Louis Coleman (H 1)	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.70
Joe Jimenez (H 4)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1.50
Zac Reininger (SV 1)	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	3.24
Pitches-Strikes - Matt Moore 35-27, Louis Coleman 20-11, Joe Jimenez 7-3, Zac Reininger 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Moore 4-3, Louis Coleman 2-2, Joe Jimenez 1-0, Zac Reininger 2-0
Batters Faced - Matt Moore 18, Louis Coleman 5, Joe Jimenez 4, Zac Reininger 6
Inherited Runners-Scored - Louis Coleman 2-1