| Detroit Tigers C/DH Victor Martinez |
There were 8 games on the Grapefruit League schedule on Sunday, three of which ended in ties. Allow me to get on my soapbox for a minute.
In Spring Training, where teams have unlimited number of players available, why are games ending in ties? Give young guys a chance in a pressure situation to earn their stripes. Yes, I know pitchers are not completely stretched out, but go get some of your Double-A guys out in the bullpen and finish the game!
Sorry, I'm over it now.
Anyway, on to the scores from Sunday:
Pittsburgh 9, Atlanta 2
Baltimore 5, Toronto 4
Boston 5, St. Louis 3
Miami 2, Washington 2 (F/10)
N.Y. Mets 7, Houston 7 (F/9)
Philadelphia 5, Detroit 5 (F/10)
Tampa Bay 10, Minnesota 7
Toronto 2, N.Y. Yankees 0
Exhibition Game: N.Y. Mets 5, University of Michigan 2
The biggest news of Sunday and the entire spring so far was the injury suffered by Curtis Granderson of the Yankees. Granderson got hit by a pitch in the first inning, fracturing his forearm. Granderson is out about 10 weeks, which will cost him at least the first month of the season.
With guys like Jeter and Rivera already banged up, and A-Rod lost for perhaps the entire year, this Yankees team did not need another injury. Granderson is a 40 homer type player, and was expected to join forces with Robinson Cano to provide most of the power on this team. Hopefully he can bounce back, as I really like Granderson.
The other story I want to mention is the comeback of Victor Martinez. After missing all of 2012, the veteran is off to a hot start this spring, and he had his first homer of the spring on Sunday against Philadelphia. Martinez could be the final piece of the Tigers puzzle in 2013. Basically they got a .300-25-100 player without having to trade away other players or pay a lot of money because they get him back from injury. Detroit is going to be really good if they stay healthy. Fielder, Cabrera, Martinez and Torii Hunter are as strong at 3-4-5-6 as anyone!
Jose Bautista (Toronto) and Jason Heyward (Atlanta) each had their first homers of the spring on Sunday as well.
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