Matt Manning, the Detroit Tigers' first-round pick in 2016, is off to a nice start in 2017.
After spending the last months at extended spring training in Lakeland, Fla., Manning was transferred to Class A (short season) Connecticut this week.
On Tuesday, Manning fired 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and one walk and striking out nine in a 9-0 Opening Day win for the C-Tigers.
"After the first pitch, I can kind of know if the day is going to be good or bad," Manning told MILB.com. "I felt pretty good going through the first two batters, so I just rolled with it.