Cespedes Off To Slammin' Start, Tigers Rout Orioles [VIDEO]
JEFF BERLINICKE, Associated Press
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes hit a grand slam in his first game for Detroit, Ian Kinsler added a three-run homer and the Tigers routed the Baltimore Orioles 15-2 Tuesday in a spring training opener.
Cespedes connected in the fourth inning for an 11-0 lead. The Tigers got the slugger from Boston in an offseason trade.
Coming off a disappointing year, Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez allowed six runs in 1 1-3 innings. He walked two, hit two batters and made a throwing error.
.@ynscspds made a grand #SpringTraining debut. pic.twitter.com/uharOEToQ2
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) March 3, 2015
Four Detroit batters were hit by pitches. Third baseman Nick Castellanos was hit in the left hand and exited soon after that, but manager Brad Ausmus said he might play Wednesday.
Kyle Lobstein, vying for the final spot in the Tigers' rotation, allowed two hits in two shutout innings. He began last year at Triple-A before going 1-2 with a 4.35 ERA in six starts for Detroit at the end of the season.
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