LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, on Saturday at Joker Marchant Stadium in the first game of the Grapefruit League schedule in spring training.
What happened
In the third inning, Parker Meadows — the younger of the organization's two Meadows brothers — crushed the first pitch of his spring training, a 92 mph fastball from Erich Uelmen, to right-center for a solo home run.
The 23-year-old embraced with older bother, Austin Meadows, after crossing home plate.
Just like that, the Tigers had a 1-0 lead.
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