SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had three hits and two RBIs and rookie Adam Wilk pitched three scoreless innings to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 on Sunday.
Cabrera started the spring 4 for 23, and is now batting .303. He drove in the Tigers’ first run off Brian Matusz in the first inning, singled and stole second in the fifth and drove in another run with an opposite-field broken-bat single in the sixth.
Casper Wells had four hits and three RBIs for the Tigers’ split-squad, which finished with 17 hits.
Wilk pitched to the minimum nine batters, allowing one hit. He’s thrown nine scoreless innings this spring.
Matusz allowed three runs, two earned, and four hits in 3 2-3 innings.
