The Tigers' Colt Keith, right, slides safely home ahead of the tag by Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Henry Davis in the fifth inning of the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday in Detroit. (AP photo)

DETROIT (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run single in a four-run 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 for a split of a doubleheader on Thursday night.

The Tigers won the first game 9-2 in the afternoon behind four RBIs from Riley Greene.

Pinch-hitter Ke’Bryan Hayes led off the 10th with a single to right, scoring pinch-runner Tommy Pham from second. The Tigers challenged the call, and A.J. Hinch was ejected for arguing after the call was upheld.

Nick Gonzales singled, and a sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third. An intentional walk to Jared Triolo loaded the bases, and pinch-hitter Joey Bart had an RBI single to make it 6-4. One out later, Kiner-Falefa hit a single to left to bring home two more runs.

A group of fans was ejected during the 10th inning after a verbal confrontation with Pham.

Pirates ace Paul Skenes allowed two runs and three hits in six innings, walking five and striking out nine.

Gonzales led off the second with a solo homer off Tigers opener Tyler Holton and Triolo’s two-run homer made it 3-0. Andrew McCutchen pushed the Pirates’ lead to 4-0 with a solo homer off Keider Montero in the third.

Gleyber Torres had a two-run double for the Tigers in the fifth, and Colt Keith had a two-run homer off Isaac Mattson in the seventh to tie the score.

Key stat

The game started 30 minutes late, thanks to a 40-minute rain delay in the first game of the doubleheader. Light rain began to fall in the ninth inning of the second game and got heavier in the bottom of the inning, forcing a 75-minute delay with one out.

___

AP MLB: https://www.apnews.com/hub/MLB