ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers were no-hit, for six innings at least, by Tampa Bay Rays starter Jeffrey Springs.
Springs, a left-hander who signed a four-year, $31 million contract extension in the offseason, tossed six scoreless innings with one walk and 12 strikeouts. Lefty reliever Colin Poche replaced him for the seventh inning, and the first batter he faced, Riley Greene, broke up the no-hit bid with an infield single on a grounder to first base.
Still, the Tigers lost, 5-1 — catcher Jake Rogers hit the Tigers' first home run of the 2023 season in the ninth inning — and were swept in the three-game series to begin 2023.