The Tigers won their fourth straight spring game today with an 8-6 win over the Blue Jays. Cameron Maybin proved why he’s one of the Tigers top prospects with another solid game. He hit his second homerun of the spring en route to a two for four performance with three RBIs and two runs. Magglio Ordonez had two hits and two RBIs while Ivan Rodriguez (batting leadoff) had two hits and two runs.
On the pitching side, Jeremy Bonderman (more on him) was roughed up. He gave up five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in four innings of work. The pen picked him up though and Preston Larrison threw two shutout frames and Todd Jones and Joel Zumaya each kept their scoreless springs alive with a shutout inning.
Jeremy Bonderman was picked to pitch opening day for the Tigers and he’ll most likely face Roy Halladay on April 2. Also, the Tigers sent Yorman Bazardo and possibly Kody Kirkland down to the minors. You can check out the details at Tigers Minors.
Tomorrow, the Tigers split up the squads with games against the Devil Rays and the Braves. More important, the game against the Devil Rays will be the first FSN broadcast of the spring. Be sure to tune it at one o’clock.