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Jake Rogers excels at the plate and behind it, but Detroit Tigers lose to Twins, 6-2

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost, 6-2, to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at Hammond Stadium.

The Tigers fell to 5-5 in Grapefruit League play.

What happened

On a hot, sunny, muggy day — it hit 87 degrees — playing catcher can be brutal.

But Jake Rogers had himself a fantastic day.

Rogers started off by homering to center, a 415-foot blast. It was his third homer of spring training.

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