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Det. 7, Fla. Southern 2: Jones hits 3-run blast

What happened: The Detroit Tigers beat Florida Southern College, 7-2. … JaCoby Jones broke a tie with a three-run home run in the seventh inning. … With the exception of centerfielder Anthony Gose, every Tigers regular was limited to one at-bat. … There were no injuries.

Starting off: Left-hander Kevin Ziomek pitched two scoreless innings, allowing one hit. He struck out two. “The off-speed stuff was working pretty good,” he said. … Ziomek is ranked the No. 6 prospect in the Tigers’ system, according to Baseball America.

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At the plate: Jones’ home run was a line drive onto the leftfield berm.