Henry Davis continued his stellar spring for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday in Lakeland.
Davis belted his second home run in Grapefruit League play. His first-inning solo shot gave the Pirates (3-5) an early 1-0 lead.
That sound off Henry Davis's bat. pic.twitter.com/MGbj5ElYh1
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The Tigers (4-4) took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning after scoring a pair of runs off of Colin Holderman, but the lead was short-lived.
In the fifth, Jake Lamb plated Canaan Smith-Njigba on a groundout and Alika Williams put the Pirates ahead by a run with an RBI single. With the bases loaded, Davis drew a walk and Jack Suwinski followed with a two-run single to center field.
Prospect Matt Gorski gave the Pirates an insurance run in the top of the ninth with a 421-foot solo home run.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will be back at LECOM Park on Sunday afternoon to face the Baltimore Orioles. Left-hander Martín Pérez will make his spring debut after being signed as a free agent in the offseason. Grayson Rodriguez will start for the O’s. First pitch: 1:05 ET.
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