LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, on Tuesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium.
The Tigers are 11-9 in Grapefruit League play.
What happened
Five runs arrived for the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth inning, all thanks to several players from minor-league camp, to put the Tigers ahead 6-2.
The Tigers grabbed the lead, 3-2, on Jake Holton's two-run single. He swung at a 3-0 fastball from right-handed reliever Chase Shugart and drove in Eric De La Rosa (walk) and Gage Workman (walk).
Brendon Davis, still a member of big-league camp, singled to keep the pressure on, and Colt Keith — arguably the top prospect in the organization — increased the lead to 4-2 with an RBI single.