The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, 15-11, on Thursday at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla. Here’s what happened:
What happened
The Tigers continued their impressive display of power for a second day. They hit nine home runs, including two apiece from Miguel Cabrera and Travis Demeritte.
Demeritte and Cabrera hit back-to-back homers off Yankees starter Gerrit Cole in each of the first two innings. Both of Demeritte’s shots were two-run homers. He had four RBIs.
The Tigers (6-5) scored four runs in the sixth inning on three homers.