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Final Score: Detroit 4 - Washington 3

Viera, FL (Sports Network) - Miguel Cabrera was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs batted in as the Detroit Tigers edged the Washington Nationals, 4-3, in Grapefruit League action.

Ivan Rodriguez led off the game with a homer for the Tigers, who scored two runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed. Justin Verlander started on the mound and hurled three shutout innings, allowing four hits while striking out three.

Matthew Whitney's three-run homer in the eighth inning accounted for all of Washington's scoring, as the Nats managed just eight hits off Detroit pitching. John Lannan pitched a rocky 3 2/3 innings in the start, allowing three runs on five hits.