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New Tigers pair tops Braves
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Atlanta Braves' Jason Heyward, rounds third to greetings from coach Doug Dascenzo after hitting a solo-home run off Detroit Tigers' pitcher Melvin Mercedes during the third inning of an exhibition game in Lakeland, Fla., on Thursday. - photo by Associated Press
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit newcomers Joba Chamberlain and Joe Nathan each pitched a scoreless inning Thursday, helping the Tigers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2. Chamberlain and Nathan were brought in to solidify a Tigers bullpen that struggled through much last season. Chamberlain, the right-hander who floundered with the Yankees in 2013, had a strikeout.