Port Charlotte, Fla. — With a runner on first in the first inning of the Tigers 10-5 spring loss to the Rays Sunday, manager Ron Gardenhire ordered a hit-and-run play with Jose Iglesias at bat. He likes hitting Iglesias in the No. 2 hole for that reason.
Iglesias did what he was supposed to do. He put the bat on the ball and sent a line drive that looked like it was headed into left-center field. Rays shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria had other plans, though. He made a leaping stab of the ball and turned into a fast double play.