Hicks homers in Yankees’ victory

Yankees 7, Rays 4: Aaron Hicks hit a two-run homer and added an RBI single, while Greg Bird also had an RBI single for New York. Bird, who will start at first base on opening day after being injured all last season, is hitting .447 for the spring.

Brad Miller had a two-run single for Tampa Bay.

Blue Jays (ss) 4, Tigers 3: Alex McBroom and Alex Monsalve each homered, and Kendrys Morales added a hit and scored for Toronto.

Nick Castellanos hit his fourth homer and eighth double for Detroit. He is hitting .367 with an OPS of 1.202 this spring. Jordan Zimmermann threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing just one run.

Orioles 2, Blue Jays (ss) 1: Francisco Liriano struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings and has a 1.88 ERA in five spring starts for Toronto.

Chris Johnson had an RBI single for Baltimore.

Mets 8, Braves 2: Matt Harvey threw six solid innings, allowing two runs, and Jose Reyes tripled, doubled and singled for New York.

Ender Inciarte had an RBI single and sacrifice fly for Atlanta. Emilio Bonifacio, who played in just 24 games in 2016, had two hits and scored twice.

Astros 5, Nationals 1: Joe Musgrove allowed one run on four hits over five innings for Houston. Yuli Gurriel had two hits, and his RBI double highlighted a

four-run fourth. Marwin Gonzalez hit a two-run homer and Jake Marisnick hit a solo shot. Jose Altuve had a hit and stole two bases.

Gio Gonzalez, who had allowed just two earned runs this spring, gave up five runs on six hits over five innings. Jayson Werth had two hits for Washington.

Cardinals 3, Marlins 0: Mike Leake scattered seven hits and one walk over six scoreless innings for St. Louis. Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina each had two hits, including home runs. Molina’s shot came in his first at-bat since returning from the World Baseball Classic. Jedd Gyorko continued his slump, going 0 for 3. He is hitless in his last 13 at-bats.

Wei-Yin Chen gave up two earned runs on seven hits over five innings. Ichiro Suzuki had two hits for Miami.

Red Sox 7, Twins 2: Chris Sale threw six scoreless innings, giving up six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Andrew Benintendi, Christian Vasquez and Steve Selsky each homered for Boston and Pablo Sandoval doubled and singled.

Kyle Gibson gave up four hits and walked none with four strikeouts in six scoreless innings for Minnesota. Brian Dozier had two hits and Eddie Rosario had three.

Phillies 6, Pirates 3: Philadelphia’s Clay Buchholz gave up three runs on five hits and four walks over 3 1/3 innings. Maikel Franco and Andrew Knapp each hit two-run shots in a five-run first inning. Obudel Herrera

went 3 for 4 with an RBI and Howie Kendrick was 2 for 4 with a run scored.

Josh Lindblom allowed five runs on eight hits in 1 2/3 innings for Pittsburgh. Prospect Austin Meadows, who is hitting .326 this spring, went 2 for 4 with a double and scored.

– Associated Press