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Jordan Zimmermann bounce-back outing offers sigh of relief

Lakeland, Fla. — The Tigers’ 4-3 spring loss to a Blue Jays split-squad team produced more encouraging signs than worrisome ones.

Start with the good news:

u25a0 Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann went 5u2153 strong innings and threw 88 pitches.

Although there wasn’t a high level of concern, the Tigers were eager to see this type of performance after he was KO’d in the first inning of his last Grapefruit League start and made his last start on the back fields against minor-league hitters.

“I wasn’t worried about him because his stuff was good,” manager Brad Ausmus said.