CHICAGO -- Three Detroit Tigers pitching prospects combined to strike out 20 batters in 14 2/3 innings in their first starts of the minor-league season.

Alex Faedo, the Tigers' first-round draft pick, allowed two runs on two hits in five innings Friday night for Class A (Advanced) Lakeland. He struck out four without walking a batter.

In Double-A Erie, Sandy Baez pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings Friday night, striking out 10 and allowing just one walk and three hits.

One night earlier, Beau Burrows tossed five scoreless innings for the Seawolves, allowing just a hit and two walks while striking out six.

Faedo, Burrows and Baez are the Tigers' third-, fourth- and 20th-ranked prospects, according to MLB Pipeline.

The Tigers' top two pitching prospects -- Franklin Perez and Matt Manning -- will begin the season on the disabled list.