LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 16-3, on Tuesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium.
The Tigers improved to 6-6 in Grapefruit League play.
What happened
Left-hander Matthew Boyd pitched three innings and set the tone for the pitching staff with zero walks and seven strikeouts. The 32-year-old has a 3.60 ERA with one walk and 11 strikeouts across five innings in spring training.
He executed all his pitches.
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As the pitchers posted zeros on the scoreboard, the Tigers offense came alive with one run in the first inning, three runs in the second and six runs in the fifth for a 10-1 lead entering the sixth.