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Justin Verlander pitches well, but Detroit Tigers fall to Braves

At Champion Stadium, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

What happened: The Detroit Tigers fell to the Atlanta Braves, 2-1. Nick Castellanos hit his third home run of the spring for the Tigers. Adam Walker's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Braves the win.

Starting off: Justin Verlander was sharp in his sixth start of the spring, despite losing a 12-pitch battle with Freddie Freeman in the first. Freeman fouled off six pitches in a row before hitting a home run to right field. Verlander got 15 straight outs between the home run and a two-out single to Ender Inciarte in the sixth.