LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-8, on Saturday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, improving to 4-3 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play.
What happened
The Tigers' top hitting prospects — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson — are gaining momentum in their pursuit of making their MLB debuts on Opening Day on April 8 at Comerica Park.
In the third inning, Greene and Torkelson drew back-to-back walks — on 10 pitches and eight pitches, respectively — from Phillies right-handed reliever Connor Brogdon. Greene came around to score on a sacrifice fly from Robbie Grossman for the Tigers' first run.