CLEARWATER, Fla. -- While Tigers sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez took their cuts on Tuesday, it was catcher Derek Norris that provided the power in an 11-6 win over the Phillies in Grapefruit League action at Spectrum Field.
Norris, who is competing for the backup role behind the plate, went 3-for-3. He scored twice and drove in three to bring his spring average up to .500.
Norris sparked a three-run second inning with a line-drive single to center and scored on a double by Jose Iglesias. Norris again struck in the third after turning on a 1-2 slider from Phillies reliever Tommy Hunter that caught too much of the inner half of the plate.