Tigers-Pirates, top of eighth

Evan Meek is going to start another inning for the Pirates. He's one of four remaining contenders for two bullpen spots, along with Sean Burnett, Phil Dumatrait and Hector Carrasco.
Meek is struggling with his control. Mike Hessman lines a single up the middle, and Detroit has runners on first and second with no outs for Brandon Inge.
He flies to shallow center, so Jackson Melian will try to keep the rally alive. Meek wants nothing more than a double-play ball. Unfortunately, he walks Melian, raising the stakes for pinch-hitter and Sarasota resident Will Rhymes.
An elderly gentleman in the left-field bleachers failed to catch a foul ball and slumped to the aluminum, crestfallen.
Rhymes bloops one into no-man's land in short left for a single, and it's 7-3 with Joe Bowen representing the tying run at the plate.
Bowen grounds to the mound, and Meek gets the force at home. Freddy Guzman is now the potential tying run.
After several fouls out of play, Guzman is induced to hit a weak fly to Nyjer Morgan in center.