Lakeland, Fla. — There was a triple play. One Meadows brother homered on the first pitch he saw and the other Meadows brother swears the ball he launched over the Margaritaville Porch in right field two innings later was fair, though the umpires disagreed. There were 12 hits in the game. Thirty-seven position players and 13 pitchers were used.
Third baseman Andre Lipcius blasted a two-run home run onto the left-center field berm in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Tigers a 4-2 win in the Grapefruit League opener at Joker Marchant Stadium Saturday.