LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-0, on Monday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium.
The Tigers are 12-13 in Grapefruit League play.
What happened
On Sunday night, Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter contacted right-handed reliever Trey Wingenter. He wasn't supposed to pitch until Tuesday, but the Tigers needed him to pitch Monday against the Blue Jays in a bullpen-only game because righty reliever Michael Lorenzen suffered an injury.
Turns out, Wingenter received an unexpected opportunity to start.
The 28-year-old struck out two batters in a scoreless first inning, throwing 11 of 15 pitches for strikes.