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Castellanos, Martinez help Tigers rally to 8-4 victory over Pirates

Associated Press
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    Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Jayson Nix falls over Detroit Tigers' Don Kelly after throwing to first for the out on Tigers' runner Nick Castellanos during the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (The Associated Press)

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    Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez connects for a two-run single during the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (The Associated Press)

DETROIT – Nick Castellanos homered and tripled, and the Detroit Tigers rallied for an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.

The Tigers, who are suddenly facing adversity amid mounting injuries, rallied from a 4-1 deficit on a night when they had to send Buck Farmer to the mound to make his major league debut.

Farmer allowed four runs in five innings, and Blaine Hardy (2-1) followed with two scoreless innings of relief.

Castellanos put Detroit ahead 5-4 with a solo homer off Vance Worley (5-2) in the sixth. Victor Martinez added a two-run single in the seventh.

The Tigers returned home after going 2-7 on a road trip against the New York Yankees, Toronto and Pittsburgh. A 19-inning loss to the Blue Jays stretched the pitching staff thin, and Anibal Sanchez and Justin Verlander are nursing injuries.

It was tied at 1 in the fourth when Pittsburgh's Jordy Mercer hit an RBI triple and Travis Snider followed with a two-run homer. The Tigers tied it with three runs in the fifth.

Avila led off with a homer to make it 4-2, and after a single by Eugenio Suarez, Ezequiel Carrera hit a grounder to second. Jayson Nix tried to make a tough throw to second to get the lead runner, but his throw was poor, and the error helped Detroit to a big inning. Miguel Cabrera eventually hit a sacrifice fly, and Martinez tied it with a two-out RBI single.

Castellanos hit his ninth homer of the year with one out in the sixth.

Worley allowed five runs — three earned — and nine hits in 5 1-3 innings.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Pirates: Pittsburgh was once again without 2B Neil Walker, who has been limited to only three games this month. Walker has been bothered by a bad back.

Tigers: Detroit 2B Ian Kinsler stayed in the game and seemed to be OK after a pitch by Stolmy Pimentel bounced weirdly and hit him in the side of the head. Pimentel's pitch in the seventh inning was in the dirt, then bounced up off C Russell Martin and hit Kinsler.

UP NEXT

Pirates: Francisco Liriano (3-8) takes the mound for Pittsburgh on Thursday against Detroit. He's posted a 2.25 ERA in five starts since returning from a left oblique strain.

Tigers: Max Scherzer (13-4) pitches for the first time since striking out 11 in eight innings against Toronto on Saturday — in a game Detroit went on to lose in 10.