SAD NEWS: Detroit Tigers 2 Key Players has been Ruled Out today due to………read more
The Detroit Tigers took down the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, on Sunday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium.
The Tigers are 20-9-3 in Grapefruit League play.
Right-hander Jack Flaherty struck out the first four batters he faced in his final spring training start.
José Caballero (foul tip, 86 mph slider), Austin Shenton (swinging strike, 79 mph curveball), Randy Arozarena (called strike, 94 mph fastball) and former Tiger Isaac Paredes (called strike, 95 mph fastball).
Flaherty, who signed a one-year, $14 million contract in the offseason, struck out eight batters — with zero walks — across 4⅔ innings, throwing 63 of 87 pitches for strikes.
The 28-year-old finished the spring with a 2.95 ERA and 26 strikeouts across 18⅓ innings in six games.
“Just the way my body is moving and the way that I’m able to repeat everything,” Flaherty said.
“Last year, I would have some starts or an inning or a hitter that would be good, and then I wouldn’t be able to repeat it.
The next time out, it was like, where is my body in space? This spring, I feel like I’ve been able to repeat things over and over and over again a lot better.
