Pirates 5, Tigers 4 (14 innings)
DETROIT -- Neil Walker lined a two-out RBI double into the right field corner to score Josh Harrison from second base in the 14th inning Tuesday night and give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Left-hander Tom Gorzelanny (1-2), the seventh reliever used by Detroit, saw his outside 3-2 delivery rifled down the right field line and Harrison trotted home easily from second and make a winner of right-hander Deolis Guerra (1-0), the sixth reliever employed by Pittsburgh.
Catcher Chris Stewart grounded a 3-2 pitch to left for a single with one out in the 14th but, after pinch-hitter Harrison doubled, pinch-runner Gorkys Hernandez was called out on appeal for not touching second base.
Hernandez had stopped after reaching the base as Tigers center fielder Rajai Davis nearly made a diving catch of Harrison's hit, the ball dribbling out of his glove as he hit the warning track dirt. Harrison nearly collided with Hernandez, who went from the first base side of second directly to third without retouching second as second baseman Ian Kinsler's relay went home.
Right-hander Deolis Guerra (1-0) worked the last three innings to get the win. Pittsburgh left 19 runners on base.
Right fielder J.D. Martinez tied the score, 4-4, with a one-out two-run home run off an 0-1 pitch from left-hander Tony Watson in the eighth. Designated hitter Victor Martinez had led off the inning with a single.
Right-hander Gerrit Cole worked the first 6 2/3 innings but gave up both his runs and seven of his nine hits in his final 2 2/3 innings.
Second baseman Ian Kinsler doubled home catcher James McCann, who had singled, to chase the starter with two out to bring Pittsburgh's lead down to 3-2.
Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen's RBI single off right-hander Joba Chamberlain with two out in the eight had boosted the Pirates lead to 4-2.
Right-hander Justin Verlander, who missed his last start with a sore back, struggled through three innings before finding his rhythm. He gave up six hits but walked five and struck out three. One of the three runs he allowed was unearned.
McCann had an RBI double on fan interference in the fifth following singles by J.D. Martinez and third baseman Nick Castellanos.
The Pirates took a 3-0 lead with a pair of third-inning runs. Left fielder Starling Marte beat out a bunt single and stopped at third on a one-out double by first baseman Pedro Alvarez.
Marte scored when designated hitter Francisco Cervello reached first on a dropped throw by first baseman Miguel Cabrera from second base and Alvarez scored on a sacrifice fly to right by shortstop Jody Mercer.
Pittsburgh got its first run in the second inning on a single by Mercer, a double by catcher Chris Stewart and a sacrifice fly to left by right fielder Gregory Polanco.
NOTES: Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh threw out the ceremonial first pitch. "He should have a pretty good arm," his catcher, Detroit manager Brad Ausmus, said of the former quarterback. ... Pittsburgh has 16 dads on the trip to Detroit, including Tom Walker, father of Pirates 2B Neil and father-in-law of former Tigers player Don Kelly. ... Tigers RHP Alex Wilson says he's unabashedly signed some autographs for folks who have mistaken him for actor Chris Pratt. "I'm sure he's not getting any attention for looking like a Tigers reliever," Wilson said. ... The Pirates have had four pitchers with 12 wins before the All-Star break entering Tuesday: Ken Brett (12-6, 1974), Dock Ellis (14-3, 1971), ElRoy Face (12-0, 1959) and Rip Sewell (12-2, 1943).