CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, on Tuesday BayCare Ballpark, dropping to a 1-3 record in Grapefruit League play in spring training.
What happened
The Tigers scored their first run in the sixth inning, when second baseman Jonathan Schoop tagged a 2-0 fastball from Phillies right-handed reliever Joe Gatto for a solo home run to left-center field.
It was Schoop's first homer of spring training. His swing produced a 105.9 mph exit velocity, and the ball traveled 387 feet. The homer trimmed the Tigers' deficit to 3-1 in the sixth.