The Yankees won their seventh-straight game, taking down the Detroit Tigers 7-4 in Lakeland.

Here are some takeaways from Tuesday's game:

1. Clint Frazier had himself a day at the plate. He opened up the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning, and then led off the fifth inning with a solo blast that traveled 425 feet. After Tuesday, Frazier’s spring slash line went from .200/.238/.350 to .304/.333/.565.

2. Gerrit Cole did not have his best stuff. In 3.2 innings of work, he allowed four hard-hit balls that left the Tigers’ bats at at least 102 mph, including a 427-foot home run by JaCoby Jones. He also allowed a solo home run to Renato Nunez in the second inning. But he did retire six of his last seven batters faced, and left the game allowing just two runs on three hits while striking out five and walking one. Cole topped out at 100.1 mph and threw 40 strikes in his 61-pitch effort.

3. Luke Voit roped a hard single to open the third inning. After another Aaron Hicks walk, and another single by Frazier, Gio Urshela walked with the bases loaded, and Derek Dietrich was hit by a pitch that drove in the Yanks’ third run of the day.

4. Mike Tauchman blasted a two-run homer in the fifth inning as he fights for a bench spot. It’s likely down to him and Jay Bruce for that bench spot, assuming the Yankees go with 13 pitchers on the Opening Day roster.

5. Jonathan Loaisiga impressed on Tuesday as he tries to sneak into the fifth-starter role. He tossed 2.1 scoreless innings while striking out two and walking two and didn’t allow a hit.

What’s next?

Jordan Montgomery will take the bump in Dunedin as the Yanks will face the Blue Jays on Wednesday at 1:07 p.m.

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