Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal earned his first victory of spring training on Sunday as the host Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 in Lakeland, Fla. Skubal (1-0) gave up two runs and four hits over the first 3 1/3 innings,

In the third inning, Jahmai Jones delivered a leadoff triple off Heaney and scored on Ibáñez sacrifice fly. After a pitching change, Báez cranked his three-run home run against Bayless' sinker to complete a four-run inning.

The Grapefruit League matchup with the Pirates will wrap up a busy weekend for the Tigers. After taking on the Baltimore Orioles in Lakeland on Friday night, they will visit the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin on Saturday.

Javier Báez gave the Detroit Tigers something to feel good about launching a home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a spring training matchup. The veteran shortstop’s performance drew praise from Tigers manager A.

The Detroit Tigers welcomed in the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, as the nation sleepily adapts to daylight savings time and a missing hour. Tarik Skubal got the start and wasn’t particularly sharp, but the Tigers got enough offense,