Boston pitching dominated early and the Red Sox held on for a 7-5 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Bays on Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Rays trailed 7-0 in the fourth inning but brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth follow an RBI triple by Marshall Toole.
Red Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet started the game and pitched two scoreless innings before Aroldis Chapman struck out the side in the third and right-hander Greg Weissert sailed through the fourth to get the win.
Boston scored all seven runs in the fourth but no earned runs were charged to T.J. Nichols before he exited after getting only two outs. The Red Sox rally began with third baseman Andruw Monasterio reaching on second baseman Ben Williamson’s error, which allowed Caleb Durbin to score and Kristian Campbell to advance to second.
Red Sox right-hander Devin Sweet secured the save, allowing two hits, a run and striking out two in the ninth.
Toole had a pair of hits for the Rays. Shortstop Trevor Story drove in two runs for the Red Sox in a seven-run fourth inning.
Orioles 6, Tigers 5
Jordan Sanchez laced a single up the middle past a drawn-in infield to plate the winning run in walk-off fashion against lefty Carlos Pena at Sarasota, Fla., to keep Detroit winless in seven games this spring.
Sanchez, 20, entered the game in the No. 9 spot in Baltimore’s order, replacing second baseman Jeremiah Jackson, who had two hits, as did first baseman Pete Alonso. Tyler O’Neill was 3-for-3 with a home run in the first inning to boost his batting average to .778.
The Tigers powered up after falling behind 5-2. Eduardo Valenica golfed a two-run homer to left in the sixth and Carson Rucker’s solo homer in the seventh — both off of Baltimore’s Trey Gibson — tied it at 5.
Baltimore had 15 hits and stranded seven of the Tigers’ nine runners who reached scoring position.
Sanchez scored Aron Estrada in the ninth when he caught up with a Pena fastball and knifed the game-winner past a diving Jack Penney at short.
Detroit’s winless record includes two ties.
Mets 5, Astros (ss) 0
Nolan McLean pitched four scoreless innings with six strikeouts and New York used home runs by Tyrone Taylor and Marcus Semien to cruise past punchless Houston in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Right-hander Robert Stock relieved McLean in the fifth and fanned six batters in three innings.
The Astros were held to two hits, struck out 15 times in 28 at-bats and only one of the team’s non-starters — outfielder Anthony Huezo walked — reached base.
Taylor roped a two-run shot to center in the second and Semien, who was 2-for-3, followed with his first homer in a Mets uniform to left-center off of Bryan King. King replaced lefty Steven Okert, who took the loss allowing three runs and a walk in one inning.
Yankees 7, Braves 3
Left-handed slugger Spencer Jones blasted a solo home run out of George Steinbrenner Field and New York powered its way past Atlanta in Tampa, Fla.
The Yankees jumped in front 5-0 in the bottom of the first inning and five of their eight hits were for extra bases.
New York’s homers came from Jones, Paul Goldschmidt and Jazz Chisholm, who began the barrage of Braves veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco with a two-run blast in the first inning. Jones cleared the bleachers and went windshield shopping in the parking lot outside the park in right-center field.
Ben Gamel homered for the second time this spring for Atlanta, and center fielder Jose Azocar had two hits. Carrasco allowed five runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Elmer Rodriguez was the winning pitcher for the Yankees with four strikeouts and two runs allowed in three innings.
Phillies 7, Nationals 3
Bryce Harper drove in two and scored a run, leading Philadelphia past Washington in Clearwater, Fla.
The Phillies busted it open with a four-run third, breaking a 1-1 tie with a home run from designated hitter Kehden Hettiger to left center. Bryson Stott, who homered in the first, reached in front of Harper and scored on a double to the right field corner. Harper came around on a single by catcher Garrett Stubbs.
Nationals right-hander Gus Varland allowed four runs in two-thirds of an inning but was relieved before finishing the third inning.
Washington first baseman Andres Chaparro yanked a two-run home run inside the left field foul pole to cut the lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the fourth.
Harper made it 6-3 with a sacrifice fly in the fifth, knocking in Hettiger.
Pirates 6, Twins 4
Catcher Shawn Ross blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth and host Pittsburgh beat Minnesota in Bradenton, Fla.
With the game tied at 4, Ross was in a 1-2 hole against Twins right-hander Travis Adams when he barreled a slider into the parking lot behind left-center field that caromed near an exiting maroon pickup truck.
Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson found trouble early in a merry-go-round trip through the order for the Pirates, highlighted by Oniel Cruz’s double and later scoring on an error.
Both teams had 11 hits. Minnesota tied the game in the top of the seventh.
Right-hander Jose Urquidy made his first start for the Pirates and gave up three runs with two strikeouts and two walks in 1 1/3 innings.
Cardinals 9, Astros (ss) 4
Yohel Pozo connected for one of four Cardinals’ home runs as host St. Louis put split-squad Houston away with five runs in the final two innings at Jupiter, Fla.
Matthew Liberatore started for St. Louis and went three innings with three strikeouts, allowing one run on a double by Brice Matthews.
Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson hit a three-run home run in the fifth.
Houston scored runs in the sixth and seventh on RBI groundouts by first baseman Collin Price and shortstop Riley Unroe.
Marlins 8, Blue Jays 7
Chase Jaworksy hit a three-run triple off the wall to ignite Miami’s comeback win over host Toronto in Dunedin, Fla.
Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman struck out the side in the first, his only inning of work, and Tyler Rogers worked a clean second inning with two strikeouts.
Daulton Varsho (2-for-2) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. powered Toronto. Guerrero stole a base in the first and doubled in the second and the Blue Jays were up 5-0 before the Marlins got on the board in the third.
Marlins catcher Bennett Hostetler tied the game with a single in the ninth.
Jaworsky entered the game for Otto Lopez, who had two hits out of the leadoff spot for Miami.
Athletics 7, Rangers (ss) 3
Brent Rooker homered and drove in three runs as the Athletics knocked off visiting Texas at Mesa, Ariz.
Tyler Soderstrom joined Rooker with two hits while scoring twice with two RBIs for the A’s. Soderstrom hit a two-run single in the second and Rooker followed with a two-run blast to make it 6-0.
For Texas, Tyler Wade hit a solo homer in the fifth and Marcos Torres went deep with the bases empty in the seventh. Rangers right-hander Cal Quantrill was torched for six runs and eight hits over 2 2/3 innings.
Rockies 11, Giants 3
Brett Sullivan went 3-for-4 and scored twice and Colorado swatted four homers while routing host San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz.
Prized prospect Charlie Condon blasted one of the four Rockies’ homers. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 draft also had an RBI single in addition to his solo blast. T.J. Rumfield hit a two-run bomb, and Chad Stevens and Ryan Ritter clubbed solo shots.
Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos had solo shots for the Giants. Ramos had two of San Francisco’s 10 hits.
Dodgers 7, White Sox 6
Will Smith homered and was one of four Los Angeles players with two hits during the victory over visiting Chicago at Phoenix.
Keston Hiura and Hyeseong Kim also went deep for the Dodgers. Miguel Rojas, Josue De Paula and Alex Call joined Smith with two hits. Smith’s other hit was a double.
Tanner Murray hit a two-run homer and Curtis Mead hit a solo blast for the White Sox. Right-hander Tyson Miller took the loss, giving up three runs while recording two outs.
Brewers 5, Rangers (ss) 1
Tyler Black went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to help visiting Milwaukee beat Texas at Surprise, Ariz.
Black fell a homer short of the cycle while raising his spring RBI total to eight. Brandon Lockridge scored twice for the Brewers, who had 11 hits.
Ezequiel Duran drove in the Texas run on a line-drive single in the fourth. Rangers’ righty Kumar Rocker gave up two runs and five hits over 2 2/3 innings while being tagged with the loss.
Angels 5, Cubs 4
Chris Taylor lined a tiebreaking double to right to cap a four-run fifth inning as Los Angeles edged visiting Chicago at Tempe, Ariz.
Gustavo Campero had a two-run triple earlier in the inning and Kyren Paris drove him in with a single. Paris was 2-for-2 and Mitch Farris tossed two shutout innings to earn the save for the Angels.
Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd retired all nine batters he faced. Dylan Carlson had two hits and two RBIs for Chicago.
Reds 11, Padres 10
Elly De La Cruz lined a two-run double and Noelvi Marte smacked a three-run two-bagger during a six-run fifth inning to help Cincinnati outlast visiting San Diego at Goodyear, Ariz.
Manny Machado had two homers and six RBIs for the Padres, including a grand slam in the six-run sixth to tie the score at 9. Rodolfo Duran also went deep for San Diego.
Tyler Callihan homered for Cincinnati. Teammate Cam Collier had an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to plate the decisive run.
Diamondbacks 13, Royals 10
Luken Baker slugged a tiebreaking three-run homer, Jose Fernandez also hit a three-run shot and Oscar Mercado also had three RBIs as host Arizona rallied from an 8-0 deficit to defeat Kansas City at Scottsdale, Ariz.
Carter Jensen and Lane Thomas homered for Kansas City, which led 8-0 after 4 1/2 innings before Mercado’s three-run double capped a four-run fifth. Fernandez hit his blast in a five-run seventh as the Diamondbacks took a 9-8 lead.
The Royals moved ahead in the eighth on Carson Roccaforte’s run-scoring double and a fielder’s choice by Omar Hernandez. However, Baker cranked the decisive three-run blast during Arizona’s four-run flurry in the bottom of the frame.
Mariners 8, Guardians 7
American League 2025 MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh had two hits and two RBIs to help Seattle slide past visiting Cleveland at Peoria, Ariz.
Brock Rodden homered and Colt Emerson had an RBI triple for the Mariners. Right-hander Domingo Gonzalez earned the save despite allowing one run in the ninth.
Petey Halpin hit a three-run homer and scored twice and Juan Brito also homered for the Guardians. Left-hander Joey Cantillo gave up four runs (two earned) and four hits over 1 1/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
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