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Oneil Cruz hits first homer but Pirates walked off by Tigers

By John Perrotto: PittsburghBaseballNOW.com

Oneil Cruz Hits First Homer But Pirates Walked Off by Tigers Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz runs drill during a spring training baseball practice on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (Brynn Anderson/AP)

By John Perrotto: PittsburghBaseballNOW.com

Oneil Cruz hit his first home run of the spring, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Pittsburgh Pirates from losing to the Detroit Tigers 8-7 on Wednesday in a Grapefruit League game at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla.

Cruz hit a two-run opposite-field shot in the fifth inning, measured at 355 feet. He batted leadoff for the third time and is 3-for-8 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

The Pirates (1-3) lost when the Tigers’ Nick Maton hit a walk-off solo home run off minor-league callup Osvaldo Bido in the ninth inning.

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