At Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.
What happened: The Tigers lost to the Astros, 8-3. … Mike Pelfrey made his fifth start of the spring. He wasn’t sharp. … Lendy Castillo and Bruce Rondon weren’t, either. … James McCann hit a home run. … There were no injuries.
Starting off: Pelfrey threw five innings and allowed four earned runs on seven hits, striking out four and walking two. “I thought it was OK, I didn’t think it was great,” he said about his sinker, which was moving horizontally and not vertically.