The Pirates throttled the Detroit Tigers Wednesday night 9-3 on WESB. Neil Walker had four hits and a pair of homers to pace the Bucs. Walker’s first homer started a five-run third inning, and his second was one of the three that the Pirates hit in the eighth inning. The Pirates finished with 21 hits in all. AJ Burnett got the win allowing two runs on seven hits in seven innings and didn’t walk a batter. The teams finish the three-game series this afternoon in Detroit.