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.
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.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
- Roansy Contreras made his second start of the spring. He didn’t allow a run in 2.1 innings, gave up one hit, walked three and struck out one.
- NRI Chase Anderson made his spring debut and pitched two scoreless innings. He walked two and struck out a batter.
- Henry Davis went 1 for 2 with a home run, two RBIs, two runs scored and a walk. Jack Suwinski finished 1 for 3 with a pair of RBIs.
- Nick Gonzales went 1 for 3 with a run scored and is now hitting .308 (4 for 13) this spring.
- Termarr Johnson singled in his lone at-bat and has now reached base in seven of his last nine plate appearances. He raised his batting average to .500 (6 for 12).
UP NEXT
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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