Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves BY LYNN HENNING 0 COMMENTS Coverage Highlights More Updates 2:47 PMTigers-Braves: This is getting ridiculous 1:52 PMPutkonen in -- Tigers batters out 1:27 PMV-Mart has returned 12:52 PMEx-Tiger Laird: 'I know skipper (Jim Leyland) will be chirping at me' Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez, right, and pitching coach Jeff Jones ham it up in the outfield at the start of batting practice as the Detroit Tigers take on the Atlanta Braves at Champion Field in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Friday. (Robin Buckson / The Detroit News) The Detroit Tigers take on the Atlanta Braves in Lake Buena Vista for their exhibition opener at 1:05 p.m. Follow along with coverage from Lynn Henning and Tom Gage. 2:47 PM Tigers-Braves: This is getting ridiculous Lynn Henning It's the seventh inning here at Disney. Still no Tigers hits. Still no score. Darin Downs was the latest Tigers pitcher to act as if he wanted to get out of here as rapidly as possible. He got all three of his batters in the sixth. Victor Martinez led off the seventh with a line-shot off the pitcher's glove. Another ground-out for the Tigers. Martinez, though, has hit the ball hard in two of his three at-bats, the other of which saw him hit by a pitch. Miguel Cabrera hit a near-400-foot ball to center in the sixth. But that's been it. Share This Update On: Facebook Twitter 2:30 PM Rookie Mercedes doesn't bend in fifth inning Lynn Henning Melvin Mercedes, the heavyweight rookie right-hander, had an all-but unblemished fifth inning against the Braves. He got nicked for the game's first hit, a leadoff single by Freddie Freeman, then struck out B.J. Upton, while Freeman was thrown out on an attempted steal at second. Dan Uggla was safe on an infield single before Juan Francisco grounded out. Two hits, no runs, and still a 0-0 game after five, with the Tigers hunting their first...
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