DETROIT — Justin Upton blasted his first home run for Detroit as part of a four-hit afternoon, lifting the Tigers to an 8-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.
Upton, who signed a six-year, $132.75 million contract as a free agent in January, scored three runs and drove in two. His first-inning homer traveled an estimated 451 feet and landed in the camera well in straightaway center at Comerica Park.
J.D. Martinez also had four hits and knocked in two runs for Detroit. Victor Martinez contributed a two-run double and Ian Kinsler supplied a solo homer and scored three times.
Anibal Sanchez collected the win, giving up two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He took a shutout into the sixth before allowing a two-run homer to Starling Marte.
Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles bullpen gave up three runs and Arizona rallied at Dodger Stadium.
Nick Ahmed hit a solo home run off Pedro Baez to tie the score at 1 in the top of the seventh inning and Paul Goldschmidt put the Diamondbacks ahead for good in the eighth with a home run to left-center field off Chris Hatcher.
With one out in the top of the ninth, Socrates Brito tripled to score Ahmed and then came home on a groundout.
The Arizona bullpen combined for three scoreless innings after the Dodgers squandered a stellar outing by Kenta Maeda, who pitched six scoreless innings but did not get a decision.