Bases loaded. No outs. A two-run lead against baseball's top-hitting team in serious jeopardy. There really wasn't much mystery about what was coming from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Jared Hughes. "You just have to pound the zone, that's the big thing," Hughes said. "The other hitters know you're going to do it and they're probably going to be swinging." And for once, the swings from the Detroit Tigers came up empty. Hughes needed three pitches to bail out starter Gerrit Cole with a double play and a popup in the seventh inning and the Pirates eventually held on for a 5-4 win in their home opener on Monday, handing the Tigers their first loss of the season. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350413123
