Pérez gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead with an RBI triple in the sixth and Báez made it a two-run game with a leadoff homer in the seventh. Greene hit a 436-foot home run to right later in the inning, making it 7-3. Carmen Mlodzinski (1-5) allowed four runs in two innings of relief.

Detroit Tigers' Javier Báez raises his helmet to the fans on his first game back at Wrigley Field during the second inning to a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez) AP

Javier Baez hit a pair of solo home runs and the host Detroit Tigers downed the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Tuesday.