Lakeland, Fla. — Even if a big wind was whistling dead north of the outfield fence, Thursday’s early act by Miguel Cabrera and Travis Demeritte was worth an encore.
They each hit back-to-back homers — in the first two innings — against Yankees kingpin starter Gerrit Cole in a crazy game that saw the Tigers slug nine homers and blow past the Yankees, 15-11.
The nine bombs tied a Tigers Grapefruit League record for single-game homers first set against the Braves in 2012.