DETROIT (Interstat) — Spencer Torkelson went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, and Jackson Jobe struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball as the Detroit Tigers held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 Friday at Comerica Park. Jobe allowed three hits and two walks while earning the win. Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save. Detroit scored twice in the first, four times in the second and once each in the fifth and sixth. Pittsburgh scored twice in the first and five times in the seventh. Rafael Flores Jr. hit a three-run homer and Ryan O’Hearn drove in two runs for the Pirates. Bubba Chandler took the loss. Detroit finished with 10 hits, while Pittsburgh had seven. Detroit improved to 76-86. Pittsburgh dropped to 83-80. Attendance was 36,315. Time of game was 2:49. The Tigers honored Justin Verlander before the game.