Spencer Horwitz crushed his first career grand slam and Bailey Falter tied his personal best with eight strikeouts to power the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 victory and a series sweep over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
Andrew McCutchen got things started in the first inning with his ninth home run of the season.
Bryan Reynolds led off the third with a double and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Oneil Cruz.
Falter (7-5) turned in a strong outing, allowing just one run on four hits over seven innings without a walk — his longest start since May 31.
In his MLB debut, Melton lasted five innings, surrendering six runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking two.