DETROIT (Interstat) — The Pirates rode a balanced pitching effort and early offense to a 4-2 victory over the Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park. Pittsburgh scored four times before Detroit answered with two in the sixth. The Pirates finished with seven hits, Detroit three. Konnor Griffin went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Jake Mangum and Billy Cook each drove in a run. Jared Jones worked four innings, allowing one hit with five strikeouts. Lake Bachar earned the win in relief, Mason Montgomery recorded the save, and River Ryan took the loss. Kevin McGonigle and Eduardo Valencia homered for Detroit. Ty Madden pitched three hitless innings in relief. Beau Brieske allowed two runs over 2 2/3 innings. Pittsburgh improved to 84-81, while Detroit fell to 77-87. Attendance was 30,165, and the game took 2 hours, 27 minutes. Mason Montgomery struck out two in a scoreless inning.