Starling Marte managed to stop his eyes from watering when he came to bat for the final time on a frigid, blustery night. Peering through the opening in his black facemask, he swung away at the second pitch he got. Without even looking, he knew it was gone. Marte hit his first career grand slam in the eighth inning on Friday night, connecting off new Cincinnati Reds closer J.J. Hoover for a 6-5 victory that kept the Pittsburgh Pirates unbeaten. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=360408117
