The major league pitchers were good for the Tigers in this one, but a couple of relievers in the system faltered as the Twins cruised to a 4-0 victory. The bats were not hot for the home team. They managed just a pair of singles, while Thayron Liranzo walked three times. There wasn’t too much else to report from the offense.
This one marked the spring debut of your reigning and defending AL Cy Young award winner, Tarik Skubal. It was a pretty routine first outing for the big fella. He got a pair of ground outs from Edouard Julien and Mickey Gasper, and then popped triple digits for the first time against Jair Camargo before whiffing him on a slider for Skubal’s first punch out.