PITTSBURGH — Spencer Turnbull pitched seven strong innings and Miguel Cabrera singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth as the Detroit Tigers edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 for a three-game series.
Cabrera’s single to left-center field off Richard Rodriguez scored Jonathan Schoop, who was hit by a pitch with two outs and took second on a wild pitch.
Detroit improved to 8-5, including 5-1 on the road, a year after having the worst record in the major leagues at 47-114.
Pittsburgh lost for the 10th time in 11 games and fell to 3-14.
