The Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 9-5 today. The offense came out strong in the first inning cranking out 4 runs (3 from a 3 run HR by Gary Sheffield) and went on to collect 15 combined hits while only striking out 4 times. If the Yankees thought they were going to have an easier time with the Tigers this year they've been proven otherwise before even breaking camp.
Curtis Granderson had a bit of a scare today with his wrist but is apparently fine as he went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs. Brandon Inge went 2 for 2 with a walk and has really heated up nicely heading into the last week of spring training. A week ago he was struggling to get near the Mendoza line and now his average is .288.
Carlos Guillen did not play so his minor injury from yesterday must still be bothering him a little bit. He was anticipated to be back today and no reports were released so far that things have taken a turn for the worse so this was probably just a precaution. Look for him to be back in the lineup at the start of the week.
Justin Verlander was scheduled to pitch in this particular game but was sent to start the minor league came instead - he had a good outing there so hopefully when he pitches Friday in his last Spring Training start his mechanics will be improved. In Verlander's place was Jason Grilli who gave up 2 runs in 3 innings.
The next televised Spring Training game will be on Tuesday at 7:05 PM EST on FSN.
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