LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, in Friday's split-squad game at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. The Tigers played the other half of the split squad against the Toronto Blue Jays at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, winning 9-6 behind a grand slam from Keston Hiura.
The Tigers are 14-8-1 in Grapefruit League play.
What happened
Right-hander Matt Manning faced some of the best hitters from the Braves, the best offense in baseball last season: Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson and Orlando Arcia.