Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer in his first at-bat of the spring, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels split squad on Friday in Phoenix.
Ohtani, who missed the beginning of the Cactus League schedule while rehabbing from shoulder surgery, ended the game 1-for-3.
The Angels took a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth on an RBI double from Jorge Ruiz. In the bottom of the ninth, Dalton Rushing hit a two-run walk-off double.
Tommy Edman homered among his two hits for the Dodgers. The Angels’ Jo Adell hit a second-inning grand slam.
Orioles 13, Twins 10
Baltimore hammered out eight runs in the top of the ninth to erase a five-run deficit and stun Minnesota in Fort Myers, Fla.
Jackson Holliday went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer for the Orioles. Carlos Tavera (1-0) gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in the eighth inning before Logan Rinehart worked around a hit and a walk for the save.
Trevor Larnach homered during a 5-0 Twins start and finished the game with three RBIs. The Twins out-hit the Orioles 17-14, with Byron Buxton going 3-for-3.
Phillies 7, Red Sox 5
Matt Kroon and Carson DeMartini put Philadelphia in front for good with seventh-inning homers and Carson Taylor added the key two-run blast in the eighth in a win over visiting Boston in Clearwater, Fla.
Kroon went deep to left and Taylor singled before DeMartini’s blast made it 5-4 in favor of the hosts. Bryce Harper added two hits and Jean Cabrera (1-0) struck out four in two scoreless, hitless innings of relief.
Abraham Toro had a two-run single early on for the Red Sox, and Tyler Miller drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth to cut the deficit. Robert Stock (0-1) gave up the first two Philadelphia homers amid his two innings, finishing with four earned runs on five hits and a walk.
Astros 3, Cardinals 2
Isaac Paredes and Shay Whitcomb hit solo homers and Paredes added an RBI single for his new team as host Houston beat St. Louis in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Paredes had the only multi-hit game on a day when each sides mustered just five hits. Starter Hunter Brown (1-0) pitched two innings with one hit and two walks before six relievers continued to limit the Cardinals’ bats.
Michael Helman’s sacrifice fly in the eighth and Bryan Torres’ groundout in the ninth provided the Cardinals’ two runs. Erick Fedde (0-1) struck out three and allowed Paredes’ homer in a two-inning start.
Pirates 3, Rays 2
Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 and scored the eventual game-winning run on a throwing error in the fifth as Pittsburgh eked out a win over visiting Tampa Bay in Bradenton, Fla.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa had an RBI double as the Pirates won despite being out-hit 11-5. Starter Mitch Keller (1-0) went three scoreless innings with two hits and a walk.
Tres Barrera hit a two-run single for the Rays half an inning after the Pirates scored their third run. Starter Ryan Pepiot (0-1) gave up a run on two hits and a walk, striking out two in two innings.
Blue Jays (ss) 10, Tigers 7
George Springer’s two-run double capped an eight-run uprising in the fourth inning for Toronto’s split squad as it went on to beat visiting Detroit in Dunedin, Fla.
Daulton Varsho and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit back-to-back solo home runs in the first before contributing an RBI apiece in the fourth for the Blue Jays. Yariel Rodriguez (1-0) was charged with a blown save when he allowed Kerry Carpenter’s tying two-run homer in the fourth, but he was the pitcher of record after 1 2/3 innings.
The Tigers cut a 10-2 deficit down to three runs thanks to Justyn-Henry Malloy’s two-run single, Dillon Dingler’s two-run double and Patrick Lee’s RBI triple. Chase Lee (0-1) lasted just one-third of an inning and allowed the first four runs of Toronto’s explosion on three hits.
Braves 7, Marlins 2
Drake Baldwin went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles and a run in visiting Atlanta’s win over Miami in Jupiter, Fla.
Ian Anderson (1-1) threw the first three innings and yielded just two walks before Grant Holmes pitched the next three innings, striking out three with two walks. Nick Allen and Will Verdung had two hits apiece for the Braves.
Jack Winkler broke up the shutout in the eighth with a solo homer and Nathan Martorella added an RBI double in the ninth for the Marlins. Robby Snelling (0-1) took the loss for yielding two runs in two-thirds of the third inning after Sandy Alcantara struck out three with two hits in the first two frames.
Mets 7, Nationals 0
Juan Soto hit his second home run of the spring and Francisco Lindor went 2-for-4 with two runs as New York blanked visiting Washington in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Luis Torrens had a two-run single to open the scoring in the first and finished 2-for-3. The Mets won via shutout for the second straight day, with starter Brandon Sproat (1-0) throwing two perfect innings.
The Nationals were held to five singles. Shinnosuke Ogasawara (1-1) was tagged for four runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings.
Cubs 8, Rangers 8
Jordan Nwogu hit the game-tying single in the top of the ninth as Chicago tied host Texas in Surprise, Ariz.
Haydn McGeary hit a three-run homer in the seventh and Moises Ballesteros scored on a throwing error in the ninth before Nwogu’s hit. Starter Justin Steele went three innings, yielding two runs on two hits with two strikeouts.
New Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka racked up six RBIs on two home runs and a sacrifice fly as the Rangers built an 8-2 lead. Leody Taveras also homered and starter Cody Bradford scattered three hits and three strikeouts over three innings.
Athletics 13, Reds 1
Lawrence Butler hit a three-run blast, Zack Gelof and Miguel Andujar also homered and the A’s bullied visiting Cincinnati in Mesa, Ariz.
Butler finished with four RBIs, Andujar was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs and Jacob Wilson was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs as the A’s racked up 13 hits. Jeffrey Springs (1-0) limited the Reds to one run on three hits and two walks in a two-inning start.
Blake Dunn hit an RBI single in the second to put the Reds on the board first before it was all A’s. Starter Hunter Greene (0-1) was responsible for five runs on three hits and two walks in two innings.
Guardians 3, Rockies 1
Milan Tolentino hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth to lift Cleveland over visiting Colorado in Goodyear, Ariz.
Tolentino and Johnathan Rodriguez finished 2-for-2 for the Guardians and Steven Kwan drove in Rodriguez for their first run on a sacrifice fly. Doug Nikhazy (1-0) pitched the seventh and eighth innings for the win, striking out two.
Sean Bouchard had a game-tying solo homer in the sixth for the Rockies. Justin Lawrence (0-1) pitched the fateful eighth, allowing a hit and two walks.
Giants 9, Brewers 2
Matt Chapman, Wilmer Flores, LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski all went deep as San Francisco beat visiting Milwaukee in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Wade finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs to pace the Giants. Logan Webb (1-0) made a three-inning start and struck out four, allowing a run on three hits.
Caleb Durbin went deep for the Brewers. Starter Freddy Peralta (0-1) was dinged for three runs on two hits and a walk, striking out three over two frames.
Angels (ss) 3, White Sox 2
Jorge Soler hit a run-scoring double and a solo home run as Los Angeles’ split squad held on to beat visiting Chicago in Tempe, Ariz.
Soler and Mickey Moniak hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the first inning before Soler tacked on the crucial third run in the third inning by homering to left center. Angels starter Reid Detmers (1-1) went three scoreless innings, yielding a hit and two walks with two Ks.
Brooks Baldwin had an RBI and Cal Mitchell got a second run on the board via sacrifice fly in the ninth for the White Sox. Starter Jonathan Cannon (0-1) took the loss thanks to two runs on four hits in two frames.
Diamondbacks 6, Royals 1
Gino Groover and Corbin Carroll homered in the fifth inning, Carroll’s a two-run shot, as host Arizona beat Kansas City in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Carroll also drove in a run on a third-inning single and finished 3-for-3. Ryne Nelson (1-0), the second of seven pitchers, yielded a hit and two walks in two scoreless frames.
MJ Melendez homered in the sixth for the Royals’ only run and one of their four hits. Hunter Harvey (0-1) pitched the third inning and gave up one run on two hits.
Yankees 6, Blue Jays (ss) 3
Austin Wells and Cody Bellinger hit first-inning homers, Alex Jackson went deep in the fifth and New York defeated Toronto in Tampa.
Jackson added a two-run double, and Bellinger also doubled. Yankees starter Gerrit Cole struck out five while throwing 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball.
Will Wagner collected two of the Blue Jays’ six hits. Blue Jays starter Jake Bloss was tagged for two runs on three hits in two innings.
Mariners 2, Padres 1
Cole Young’s seventh-inning double drove in Spencer Packard with the tiebreaking run as Seattle edged San Diego in Peoria, Ariz.
Mariners starter Bryan Woo retired six of the seven batters he opposed, with the only baserunner coming on an error.
Luis Arraez singled home the lone run for the Padres, who got two innings of one-run ball from Braden Nett.
–Field Level Media
