Tigers-Pirates, top of sixth

Pirates reliever Masumi Kuwata will announce his retirement after the game rather than accept an assignment to Triple-A Indianapolis.
The odds were against the 39-year-old Japanese right-hander, who was 0-1 with a 9.43 ERA in 19 games with the Pirates in 2007. Yet he was always cordial with teammates, reporters and opponents, and his comeback from an injured ankle suffered last spring in a collision with umpire Wally Bell was inspiring.
We'll miss Niko.
Miguel Cabrera just doubled, so the Tigers have men on second and third with no outs.
This stool in the back row of the McKechnie Field clubhouse is so uncomfortable, I'd rather be lying on a bed of coconuts.
The Tigers manage a run against Hamman, so it's 7-2 Pittsburgh under bright sunshine.