At Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, Fla.
What happened: The Tigers beat the Marlins today, 7-1. … Matt Boyd made his fourth appearance of the spring and continued closing in on the fifth rotation spot by throwing five scoreless innings. … Justin Upton hit a home run. … There were no injuries.
Starting off: Boyd was ahead of nearly every hitter and threw five innings, allowing just three hits. He struck out five and walked none. Past the midway point of the spring, in the driver’s seat for a starting spot, he stuck to his mantra: “Nothing’s given,” he said.