Sabathia makes solid start in Yankees victory over Phillies

Yankees 3, Phillies 2: C.C. Sabathia went 51⁄3 innings and allowed two runs and nine hits. He dropped his spring ERA to 6.75.

Tommy Joseph had two hits and Freddy Galvis drove in a pair of runs with a single for Philadelphia. Jeremy Hellickson gave up a run, five hits and a walk over 61⁄3 innings.

Pirates 4, Rays 0: Trevor Williams tossed five scoreless innings, striking out four for Pittsburgh. Phil Gosselin had two hits, a run and an RBI.

Rays starter Erasmo Ramirez gave up three runs — one earned — on four hits and a walk over four innings. It was the second time this spring Tampa Bay has been shut out.

Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2: Troy Tulowitzki had two hits with a run and RBI, and Jose Bautista added a run-scoring single. Starter J.A. Happ gave up two runs — one earned — and struck out five over 51⁄3 innings.

Drew Pomeranz struggled, allowing three runs, five hits and two walks in four innings for Boston.

Cardinals 3, Nationals (ss) 1: Dexter Fowler tripled in a run for St. Louis after Carson Kelly reached on a fly ball lost in the sun. Michael Wacha gave up two hits and a walk in five shutout innings.

Tigers 3, Braves 2 (10 innings): Tigers starter Matt Boyd struck out five over five shutout innings. Brendan Ryan and Nicholas Castellanos both hit RBI doubles in the third, and JaCoby Jones singled in the winning run.

Astros 2, Mets 0: Charlie Morton threw 41⁄3 solid innings for Houston, and prospect J.D. Davis clubbed a pinch-hit solo homer while Derek Fisher had two hits and three stolen bases.

Orioles 5, Twins 5 (9 innings): Ervin Santana allowed one unearned run over four innings while striking out six. Byron Buxton had two hits, and Max Kepler and Buxton had back-to-back twoout RBI doubles during Minnesota’s five-run second inning. Kennys Vargas left in the third inning and is listed as day-to-day after fouling a ball off his left foot.

Marlins 3, Nationals (ss) 0: Jacob Turner gave up two runs over 4 1/3 innings for Washington. Clint Robinson had two hits, while Adam Lind went 0 for 3, dropping his batting average to .179 this spring.