Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashed his first spring home run in a six-run first inning and George Springer drilled a three-run shot in a seven-run fourth as the host Toronto Blue Jays demolished the Tampa Bay Rays 14-1 on Sunday in Dunedin, Fla.
Alejandro Kirk (3-for-3, three RBIs) and Jesus Sanchez (2-for-4, four RBIs) both hit two-run homers in the first, and Addison Barger went 3-for-4 with an RBI as Toronto racked up 19 hits in support of starter Dylan Cease. Cease lowered his spring ERA to 0.93, delivering five scoreless innings of three-hit ball with six strikeouts and two walks.
Rays starter Nick Martinez was roughed up for 11 runs on 12 hits in 3 2/3 innings, including three home runs. Carson Williams’ first spring home run was the lone bright spot offensively for Tampa Bay, which was limited to four hits.
Yankees 6, Phillies 2
Aaron Judge launched his third spring home run to back starter Wil Warren, who limited Philadelphia to just one hit over five scoreless innings in New York’s home victory at Tampa, Fla.
Facing Phillies starter Aaron Nola, Judge ended the right-hander’s day with a blast leading off the fifth. Nola gave up three runs on six hits over four-plus innings, striking out four and walking three. Kyle Schwarber belted a two-run shot in the eighth, his second of the spring, to get Philadelphia on the board.
For the Yankees, Ryan McMahon, J.C. Escarra, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Amed Rosario notched RBI singles. Warren struck out six and did not issue a walk to close out his spring on a high note.
Red Sox 6, Pirates 3
Masataka Yoshida ripped a tiebreaking two-run double to highlight a four-run eighth inning, helping Boston defeat host Pittsburgh in Bradenton, Fla.
Red Sox starter Sonny Gray, who is slotted to follow ace Garrett Crochet in the rotation, struck out nine with no walks over six innings of two-run ball in his final spring start. Antonio Anderson went 2-for-2, delivering the tying RBI single in the eighth.
Henry Davis and Shawn Ross smacked their second spring homers, both solo shots, and Jake Mangum chipped in with an RBI single for Pittsburgh. Mitch Keller, the No. 2 starter behind ace Paul Skenes, held Boston to a single run on three hits over 3 2/3 innings with five strikeouts.
Cardinals 3, Astros 2
Starter Michael McGreevy earned his fourth win of the spring, limiting Houston to one run over five solid innings to guide visiting St. Louis to a tight victory in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Jordan Walker went 2-for-4 with his first spring dinger, a solo shot, while Nathan Church notched an RBI double and Jose Fermin added an RBI single for the Cardinals. Four relievers limited the Astros to one run over the final four innings.
Taylor Trammell belted a solo homer and Cavan Biggio hit an RBI groundout for the Astros, who went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
Twins 7, Braves 3
Host Minnesota fell behind in Atlanta’s three-run first, but Luke Keaschall launched a go-ahead three-run home run in the fifth en route to a victory in Fort Myers, Fla.
Byron Buxton smacked his first spring homer, a solo shot in the fifth, for an insurance run. Austin Martin went 2-for-2 and scored a run and Matt Wallner added a pair of hits. Starter Taj Bradley recovered from a tough opening frame to last 3 1/3 innings.
Reigning National League Rookie of the Year Drake Baldwin was the Braves’ hitting star, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run. He singled in the first two runs and improved his spring batting average to .325. Reynaldo Lopez endured a tough start, yielding four runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Orioles 8, Nationals 1
Gunner Henderson drilled one of Baltimore’s three home runs and starter Kyle Bradish blanked Washington for 5 1/3 innings in a home victory in Sarasota, Fla.
Henderson and Colton Cowser each hit solo shots and drew a bases-loaded walk, while Jeremiah Jackson smashed a late three-run blast to put the game out of reach. Bradish struck out three and permitted four hits and three walks.
Daylen Lile’s third spring home run was the only offensive highlight for Washington, which was held to five hits. Starter Mitchell Parker posted eight strikeouts while giving up two runs over four innings.
Marlins 4, Mets 3
Jay Beshears tripled home the tying run and scored the winning run on Spencer Bramwell’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth as Miami rallied past New York in Jupiter, Fla.
Andrew Salas, Heriberto Hernandez and Jesus Bastidas each collected two hits for the Marlins, who got an RBI forceout by Kemp Alderman. Opening Day starter Sandy Alcantara allowed three runs and five hits while striking out six in 4 2/3 innings.
Mets No. 2 starter David Peterson tossed five innings of one-run ball in his spring finale, giving up five hits and one walk with four strikeouts. In a three-run fourth, Bo Bichette hit an RBI double, Jorge Polanco lifted a sacrifice fly and Brett Baty added an RBI single.
Cubs 12, Brewers 0
Alex Bregman and Ian Happ hit back-to-back solo homers in the third inning as Chicago rolled past Milwaukee in Mesa, Ariz.
Cubs right-hander Cade Horton was in control throughout, working six scoreless innings while allowing four hits and striking out three. Brewers starter Chad Patrick was tagged for seven runs in four innings as Milwaukee never generated much support.
Chicago struck for three runs in the second, highlighted by Moises Ballesteros’ RBI double and Dansby Swanson’s run-scoring single, then broke it open with a four-run fifth that included Nico Hoerner’s two-run double and Ballesteros’ second RBI double of the day. Eric Yang drove in two more with a single in the seventh, and the Cubs finished with 12 runs on 12 hits while the Brewers went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
Guardians 8, Reds 2
Angel Martinez hit a two-run homer and Chase DeLauter drove in two runs as Cleveland beat Cincinnati in Goodyear, Ariz.
Kyle Manzardo also went deep for the Guardians, who scored in five of the first six innings. Gavin Williams earned the win after allowing one run on five hits in five innings, striking out three. Nick Lodolo took the loss without recording an out after issuing a walk and surrendering Martinez’s first-inning homer.
Cleveland jumped ahead 3-0 in the first on Martinez’s homer and Bo Naylor’s RBI single, then answered Noelvi Marte’s solo shot in the second with run-scoring singles from Rhys Hoskins and DeLauter. Manzardo homered in the third, DeLauter added an RBI double in the fourth, and another run scored on a Reds throwing error in the sixth before Cincinnati’s final run came on a Zavier Warren RBI single in the eighth.
Rockies 6, Athletics 5
Ezequiel Tovar sparked Colorado’s rally, and the Rockies scored three times in the seventh inning to come back and beat the Athletics in Scottsdale, Ariz. Edouard Julien’s solo homer in the seventh tied it before Colorado grabbed the lead for good later in the frame.
Oakland looked in control early behind two big swings. Brent Rooker launched a two-run homer in the first, and Tyler Soderstrom followed with another two-run shot in the third to build a 4-0 lead. Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen was charged with four runs in five innings.
The Rockies started chipping away in the fourth on Tovar’s RBI single and a bases-loaded walk to Brenton Doyle. Ryan Ritter’s solo homer made it a one-run game in the fifth, and after Julien tied it in the seventh, Willi Castro’s RBI single and a run-scoring hit from Bryant Betancourt pushed Colorado in front 6-4. The A’s got within one on Joey Meneses’ sacrifice fly in the eighth, but couldn’t find the equalizer.
Mariners 4, White Sox 2
Mitch Garver drove in the game’s first two runs on a solo home run in the second inning and a sacrifice fly in the fourth as Seattle doubled up host Chicago in Glendale, Ariz.
Cal Raleigh drove in the Mariners’ third run by grounding into a double play, and Leo Rivas scored on right-hander Chase Plymell’s wild pitch in the eighth inning. Seattle starter Bryan Woo (1-0) got the win, allowing three hits and one run with four strikeouts and no walks in six innings.
White Sox right-hander Sean Burke (0-3) took the loss after yielding three hits, two runs and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings. Reese McGuire scored in the sixth and homered in the eighth as Chicago had more hits, 7-4.
Dodgers 13, Angels 5
Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez drove in three runs apiece as the Dodgers pounded 11 hits to blast the host Angels in Anaheim, Calif.
Hernandez and James Tibbs III homered for the Dodgers, while Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Santiago Espinal doubled. Nine different Dodgers drove in runs and 10 had hits, as Hernandez was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Starter Tyler Glasnow (2-0) picked up the win, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts. One of the hits was a solo homer in the second inning by designated hitter Jorge Soler, who also homered in the sixth off Tanner Scott. Angels starter George Klassen (1-2) took the loss after allowing five runs on one hit with four walks and four strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 11, Padres 1
Gabriel Moreno went 3-for-4 with two home runs, one double and two RBIs as Arizona collected 16 hits in crushing host San Diego in Peoria, Ariz.
Ryan Waldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored, and teammates Jorge Barrosa and Ildemaro Vargas homered. Diamondbacks starter J Curtiss (1-0) didn’t need all of the run support as he threw two scoreless, hitless innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
The Padres had five hits, including a solo homer from Gavin Sheets in the fourth. Right-hander Walker Buehler (2-1) started for San Diego and was touched up for seven runs on 11 hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
