LAKELAND, Fla. -- The hits just kept coming. Several of them were off starter Drew Smyly. Another one was to the overall health of the Detroit Tigers.

Danny Worth also had one.

Smyly surrendered a pair of home runs, Don Kelly left with an injury and Worth hit a three-run home run Sunday afternoon in an 8-4 loss to the Miami Marlins.

Worth, who is competing with Hernan Perez for a spot on the opening day roster, hit a 3-2 pitch for a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie the game at 4-4.

The Marlins rallied for the win in the top of the ninth with a rally against Tigers closer Joe Nathan. Nathan hit a batter, walked a batter and surrendered two doubles and a triple while recording just one out in the ninth.

Smyly surrendered two home runs Sunday afternoon and Don Kelly left the game with a hamstring injury in a 4-1 victory for the Tigers over the Miami Marlins.

Jeff Mathis smacked a home run to right-center field in the second inning to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Giancarlo Stanton hit an absolute monster of a home run -- almost certainly the longest home run hit at Joker Marchant Stadium this spring -- in the fifth inning. His two-run shot gave the Marlins a 3-0 lead.

Smyly allowed eight hits in five innings of work. He walked three and struck out two.

Kelly started at first base but was replaced by Danny Worth to start the third inning. The Tigers said he suffered a left hamstring injury and will be reevaluated Monday.

Game notes

-- The Tigers did not have a runner reach base safely until Miguel Cabrera drew a two-out walk with two outs in the fourth and didn't have their first hit until Austin Jackson led off the fifth with a single.

-- The Marlins had eight hits before the Tigers had their first.

-- Jackson stole second base after reaching on the single to start the fifth. The Marlins challenged the play, but the ruling that Jackson was safe at second was upheld upon video review. Jackson went to third on a single by Alex Avila and scored on an error by Marlins third baseman Casey McGehee on a hard-hit ball by Bryan Holaday. That made it 3-1.

-- With runners at first and third and one out in the fifth, Andrew Romine hit into what was ruled an inning-ending double play. Brad Ausmus challenged the play, but that call was upheld as well. If it had been overturned, the Tigers would have scored a run.

-- Cabrera started the game at third base and switched places with Worth to move back to first to start the fifth inning. Ausmus was giving Cabrera some time at third in preparation for the Tigers' first road series of the season, which will be played in National League parks. There is a chance the Tigers could start Cabrera at third base and Victor Martinez against a right-handed starter at some point on that trip.

-- Romine made his Tigers debut at shortstop. He will wear jersey No. 27, which was worn last season by Jhonny Peralta.

-- Former Tigers pitcher Jacob Turner started and pitched well for the Marlins. His final pitching line: 6IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 5SO.

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