LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1, on Tuesday at Joker Marchant Stadium:
What happened
The Tigers scored their first three runs on solo homers.
C.J. Cron and Jeimer Candelario both hit solo homers in the second inning off left-hander Derek Holland to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.
It was the third homer for Cron and the second for Candelario. Cron went 2-for-3.
Cameron Maybin led off the sixth inning with a home run to left, his first of the spring. It came on a 2-1 pitch against Derek Holland and gave the Tigers a 3-1 lead.