Sanchez pitches 4 no-hit innings in Tigers' loss to Phils
Posted March 21, 2016 7:00 am
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Anibal Sanchez pitched four no-hit innings in his spring debut for the Detroit Tigers in Monday's 4-3 exhibition loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Sanchez, who had been sidelined by triceps inflammation, gave up a leadoff walk to David Lough and then got 12 straight outs, including a double play and three strikeouts.
Miguel Cabrera's two-out single in the third drove in the only run off Phillies starter Aaron Nola, who pitched six innings and gave up two hits and two walks.
Philadelphia didn't get a hit until Maikel Franco's RBI single in the sixth, which came after a couple of walks by reliever Justin Wilson.
Cedric Hunter drove in the Phillies' last two runs with a homer off Blaine Hardy in the seventh.
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of spring training baseball game, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Philadelphia Phillies' Aaron Nola pitches against the Detroit Tigers in the third inning of spring training baseball game, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Detroit Tigers' Andrew Romine, bottm, dives back to the bag on a pickoff-attempt as Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Darin Ruf is unable to make the tag in the third inning of a spring training baseball game, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Philadelphia Phillies' Cedric Hunter hits a home run in the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Philadelphia Phillies' David Lough runs to first after bunting against the Detroit Tigers in the sixth inning of spring training baseball game, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Fans huddle under coats and blankets uring a spring training baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Lakeland, Fla. The temperature at the start of the game was 59 degrees. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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