Anthony Santander went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and three RBIs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays rolled to a 13-3 win over the Detroit Tigers Monday during spring training play in Lakeland, Fla.
Andres Gimenez posted one double, one triple and two RBI for the Blue Jays while Myles Straw stroked a two-run homer in the ninth.
Starter Jose Berrios didn’t allow any runs in his 2 2/3-inning stint, but gave up three hits and two walks to go with three strikeouts. Ryan Yarbrough (1-0) picked up the win in relief.
Reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal struck out three and allowed one hit in three scoreless innings for the Tigers, but Jason Foley (0-1) gave up three runs and four hits in the fourth while retiring just one batter. Trey Sweeney and Carlos Mendoza notched two hits apiece.
Rays 5, Braves 4
Ricardo Genoves lashed a walk-off RBI single to drive in Brayden Taylor as host Tampa Bay brushed off a late Atlanta rally to collect the win in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-3 for the Rays and scored two runs while Jonathan Aranda drove in two runs with a single and a groundout. Starter Drew Rasmussen pitched two scoreless innings with one hit and one walk. Garrett Acton (1-0) picked up the win in relief after allowing two runs in the top of the ninth.
Carlos Rodriguez and Ethan Workinger made it 4-4 in the ninth when they scored on Genoves’ fielding error at first base. Braves starter AJ Smith-Shawver allowed four hits and two runs (one earned) over two innings as he fanned three and walked one. Domingo Gonzalez (0-1) took the loss as he gave up Taylor’s leadoff double in the ninth prior to Genoves’ RBI single. Jake Marisnick drilled a solo homer in the third.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 6
Abraham Toro and Nathan Hickey cracked two-run homers in the seventh and Nick Sogard added another in the eighth as Boston rallied from a 5-0 deficit to forge a tie with host Baltimore in Sarasota, Fla.
Roansy Contreras surrendered four runs in the seventh on three hits and two walks for the Orioles while Yaqui Rivera allowed Sogard’s tying homer in the eighth. Starter Charlie Morton tossed two scoreless innings and Adley Rutschman posted his first homer of the spring.
Hunter Dobbins gave up two hits and two runs (one earned) as Boston’s starter. Adam Ottavino threw a perfect inning, but Josh Winckowski allowed four hits, two walks and three runs over two innings. Leadoff man David Hamilton stole his third base of the spring.
Astros 5, Marlins 3
Cam Smith poked a bases-loaded triple in the seventh to erase a 3-1 Miami lead, and visiting Houston held on for the win in Jupiter, Fla.
Framber Valdez started for the Astros and rang up three strikeouts with two walks, two hits and two earned runs before leaving with two outs in the second. Tayler Scott (2-0) picked up the win despite allowing two hits, one walk and one run in the sixth. Jeremy Pena went 2-for-3 with a double and Collin Price added a solo shot in the eighth for insurance.
Leadoff man Xavier Edwards went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Marlins. Max Meyer scattered two hits and struck out two while working the first two innings. Josh Ekness (0-1) took the loss as he gave up three hits and four runs in the seventh, though only one run was earned.
Athletics 5, White Sox 4
Jhonny Pereda and Logan Davidson tagged Fraser Ellard (0-1) for RBI singles in the seventh inning as the visiting Athletics rallied to beat Chicago in Phoenix.
Jacob Wilson gave the Athletics a 2-0 lead in the first with a two-run homer, but Luis Robert Jr. and Mike Tauchman answered with back-to-back solo shots in the White Sox’ half of the first. Brandon Drury went 3-for-3, including a two-run double in the third that gave Chicago a 4-2 lead.
White Sox starter Sean Burke surrendered five hits, two walks and two runs over three innings. Athletics starter Joey Estes finished with three hits, two runs and two strikeouts in his two-inning stint. Colin Peluse (1-0) retired one batter to pick up the win while Elvis Alvarado, Michel Otanez and Gage Jump each threw a perfect inning with two strikeouts to close out the game.
Royals 6, Rangers 3
Nick Pratto belted a home run as host Kansas City stacked up 10 hits against Texas in Surprise, Ariz.
MJ Melendez went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run and an RBI and Kyle Isbel stole his fourth base of the spring for the Royals. Starter Daniel Lynch IV fired three scoreless innings that featured two strikeouts and just one hit. Anderson Paulino (1-0) retired one batter in the sixth to claim the win.
Rangers starter Adrian Houser tossed two scoreless innings and Kevin Pillar notched an RBI single in the fifth that gave Texas a brief 1-0 lead. JT Chargois (0-1) was issued the loss after giving up two unearned runs in the sixth.
Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 2
Jake McCarthy, Josh Naylor, Randal Grichuk and Geraldo Perdomo poked two hits apiece as Arizona lashed 16 hits to take care of visiting Chicago in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Grichuk’s second-inning solo homer off Cubs starter Caleb Kilian (1-1) gave the Diamondbacks the lead for good. Kilian struck out five without a walk while throwing 2 1/3 innings, but he surrendered four hits and three runs. Arizona starter Corbin Burnes (2-0) also went 2 1/3 innings and allowed two hits, one walk and one run while fanning two.
Gage Workman and Nicky Lopez notched two hits apiece for the Cubs. Kristian Robinson powered a two-run homer in the eighth to cap the scoring for Arizona, which rolled up eight extra-base hits.
Mariners 7, Guardians 2
Cal Raleigh homered in the fifth inning off former Seattle closer Paul Sewald to help fuel a victory over visiting Cleveland in Peoria, Ariz.
The Mariners took the lead for good on Raleigh’s solo shot after Johnathan Rodriguez and Daniel Schneemann hit solo home runs in the third inning off Seattle starter Luis Castillo to give the Guardians a 2-1 lead. Miles Mastrobuoni went 2-for-2 with three RBIs in the latter innings to help Seattle pull away.
Castillo went three innings and gave up three hits and one walk while fanning two. Eduard Bazardo (1-0) collected the win with a scoreless fifth. Cleveland starter Luis Ortiz allowed three hits and one run in his three innings. Sewald (0-1) took the loss as Raleigh’s homer was the only runner he allowed.
Rockies 8, Angels 4
Jordan Beck went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base and four RBIs as visiting Colorado jumped to an early lead to defeat Los Angeles in Tempe, Ariz.
Angels starter Tyler Anderson (0-1) allowed six hits and four runs in 2 1/3 innings to take the loss in his second spring outing. Travis d’Arnaud and Ryan Noda provided solo homers for Los Angeles. Mike Trout went 2-for-3 with a double.
Sean Bouchard went 4-for-4 with a double and three runs for the Rockies, who owned a 7-1 lead by the fourth inning. Starter Ryan Feltner (2-0) picked up the win for his 2 1/3-inning stint that included two strikeouts, two hits, one walk and one run.
Marlins 1, Mets 1
David Peterson struck out five in three scoreless innings for New York, which played to a tie against Miami in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Mets starter Kodai Senga delivered two scoreless innings, and teammate Max Kranick retired all four batters he faced, fanning three.
Janson Junk recorded four strikeouts in two shutout frames for the Marlins, and starter Connor Gillespie also worked two scoreless innings.
Yankees 12, Pirates 3
Andrew Velasquez and George Lombard Jr. homered for New York in a rout of Pittsburgh at Tampa.
Dominic Smith delivered a pair of two-run singles for the Yankees, while Anthony Volpe had two hits and two RBIs.
Joey Bart had a three-run homer and a single for the Pirates. Nick Yorke collected Pittsburgh’s only other hit.
Reds 5, Brewers 4
Austin Callahan came home as part of a double steal, breaking a seventh-inning tie and leading Cincinnati past Milwaukee in Goodyear, Ariz.
Callahan and teammate Jacob Hurtubise stole two bases apiece, and Hector Rodriguez swiped second as part of the decisive double steal. TJ Friedl collected two of the Reds’ eight hits.
The Brewers’ first two batters of the game, Caleb Durbin and Vinny Capra, homered. Both wound up with two hits, as did teammate Oliver Dunn.
–Field Level Media