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DETROIT (AP) -- Bryan Reynolds doubled in Pittsburgh's two-run seventh inning, and the Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 to split Wednesday's doubleheader.
The Tigers won the first game 3-2 with the help of two key errors by the Pirates.
"We pitched well enough to win two games today, but we need to tighten up our defense," Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. "We made mistakes in both games, but it cost us runs in the first one."
After pitching 4 2/3 scoreless innings in the first game, the Tigers' bullpen struggled in the nightcap. With the game tied at 2, Tigers reliever Drew Hutchinson (0-2) walked Ben Gemel to start the seventh and Reynolds hit a bloop double to left.
Will Vest replaced Hutchinson and his wild pitch allowed Gemel to score the go-ahead run. He then hit Ke'Bryan Hayes and allowed a sacrifice fly to Daniel Vogelbach.
"That was a really tough loss in the first game and we could have rolled over and played dead for the second game," Vogelbach said. "But the pitchers were awesome all day and we were able to bounce right back."
Gemel added an RBI single in the ninth -- his fifth hit of the doubleheader -- and Vogelbach made it 7-2 with a two-run homer.
"I was just in a good space all day," Gemel said. "I had some good swings and I found a couple holes."
Detroit lost for the eighth time in 10 games, while Pittsburgh won its second in eight games.
Zach Thompson (1-3), who is scheduled to start on Sunday in Cincinnati, got the win with a scoreless inning of relief. David Bednar pitched the final two innings for his third save.
"We knew we could get an inning or two out of Zach instead of him throwing a bullpen, and with a day off, we could go long with David," Shelton said. "There are times we might deploy him in the seventh, and if he's rested, we know we can use him for two innings."