At Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Fla.
What happened: The Tigers lost to the Nationals, 8-4. … Jordan Zimmermann made his spring debut, against his former team. … Bryan Holaday hit two home runs. … Bruce Rondon made his second appearance of the spring. … There were no injuries.
Starting off: Zimmermann became the first Tiger starting pitcher to throw into the third inning. He allowed one earned run on a hit, with two strikeouts. … “It was different, obviously, but I went out there and attacked them like I planned on doing all along,” Zimmermann said, about facing his former teammates.