Detroit Tigers pitchers struggled to throw strikes for a while in this Grapefruit League season debut, and the Phillies took advantage to build a 6-0 lead. The bullpen then locked them down the rest of the game while the Tigers’ minor league hitters put together a comeback. In the end, Justice Bigbie was the hero, lining a walkoff single to make it 1-0 on the year for the gritty Tigers.
Nothing has brought the end of a fairly long, cold winter closer than hearing Dan Dickerson and Carlos Peña on the air this afternoon.