CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, on Friday at BayCare Ballpark.
The Tigers improved to 4-3 in Grapefruit League play.
What happened
The outfield duo of Riley Greene (playing left) and Matt Vierling (playing center) carried the offense with a pair of home runs in the third and fifth innings, respectively, while catcher Jake Rogers chipped in his second homer of spring training in the fourth inning.
The Tigers, by the way, lead MLB with 16 home runs in seven games this spring, an average of 2.29 a game.