{
  "id": 9890550,
  "title": "Pirates late surge falls short in series opener vs. Tigers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/pirates-late-surge-falls-short-in-series-opener-vs-tigers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T02:35:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pirates-surge-falls-short-series-023551507.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a Friday night game at Comerica Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell short against the Detroit Tigers with a final score of 8-7. The Pirates put up a five-run eighth inning, narrowing the gap to just one run. Ryan O'Hearn scored on an RBI single, followed by Spencer Horwitz's double. The Tigers responded with a two-out two-run triple by Spencer Torkelson. The Tigers rallied for four runs with two outs, all driven in by Dillon Dingler's two-run single. Eduardo Valencia scored from second base after a wild pitch to Torkelson. The Pirates made it a one-run game with a five-run two-out rally. Nick Gonzales drove in the final run with an RBI single, followed by Rafael Flores Jr.'s three-run home run.",
  "summary": "The Pirates used a five-run eighth inning to get within one run but fell short in an 8-7 loss to the Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Tigers open series with too-close-for-comfort win over Pirates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/tigers-open-series-with-too-close-for-comfort-win-over-pirates",
        "published": "2026-09-26T02:02:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Torkelson narrowly misses cycle as Tigers hang on to beat Pirates, 8-7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/torkelson-narrowly-misses-cycle-as-tigers-hang-on-to-beat-pirates-8-7",
        "published": "2026-09-26T02:18:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}