McCutchen, Kuhl lift Pirates over reeling Tigers 6-3

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    The first RBI of Chad Kuhl's major league career came at the end of a sequence that mirrored the Pittsburgh Pirates' yo-yo season: one ugly moment quickly followed by something considerably more effective.

    Stepping into the box with the bases loaded against Detroit's Matthew Boyd in the fourth inning on Tuesday night with a chance to break things open, Kuhl sat on a fastball only to get a curveball instead. Kuhl lunged at the pitch comically, missing so badly he could practically hear his teammates cackling in the dugout.

    So Kuhl took a breath, reset his feet, dug in again and connected. Kuhl's flare into left field was just over the outstretched arms of Detroit shortstop Andrew Romine to help propel the surging Pirates to a 6-3 victory.

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