LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Ian Kinsler's bases-loaded double was the highlight of a four-run third inning as the Tigers took advantage of highly touted prospect Sean Newcomb's control issues in an 8-2 win over the Braves on Thursday afternoon at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex.
Victor Martinez led off the fourth inning with a home run, extending the offensive surge that he sparked with a first-inning RBI single off Newcomb. The 22-year-old hurler, who ranks as MLBPipeline's fourth-best left-handed pitching prospect, threw just 11 of his 31 pitches for strikes as he surrendered a pair of hits and issued four walks while facing nine batters over one-plus innings.