LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-0, on Tuesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, finishing 13-12 in Grapefruit League play, with four ties.
The Tigers return to Detroit on Tuesday night before Thursday's Opening Day against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park. Left-hander Matthew Boyd is the scheduled starting pitcher.
What happened
Three significant right-handers — Casey Mize, Michael Fulmer and Matt Manning — pitched most of the seven-inning contest. Mize started and tossed into the fifth inning. He got two outs before Fulmer entered out of the bullpen for a one-out job.