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Donaldson leads Jays past Phillies

- 4: Blue Jays 10, Phillies Tigers 6, Yankees 3: Red Sox 9, Pirates 2: Marlins (ss) 4, Nationals 2: Orioles 5, Braves 4: 3: Astros 7, Marlins (ss) Twins 1, Rays 0: Cardinals 3, Mets 3 (9 innings): NY Yankees St. Louis Pittsburgh Baltimore Boston Minnesota H

Josh Donaldson’s first hit of the spring was a double and he added a long home run for Toronto. He also scored three times.

Troy Tulowitzki hit a solo homer and walked with the bases loaded, Melvin Upton Jr. had a two-run shot and Jose Bautista singled home a run. Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada gave up four runs and seven hits in four innings, striking out five. Leadoff batter Devon Travis had three hits. Detroit finally got to Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka after being held hitless over 10 2/3 innings and three starts. Ian Kinsler singled, Alex Presley doubled him home and Presley scored on a throwing error by catcher Gary Sanchez.

Tanaka, who finished the spring with a 0.38 ERA, went five innings and yielded three hits. He struck out six.

Justin Upton had a two-run homer for the Tigers, his fifth. Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. homered, and minor leaguer Heiker Meneses had a tworun triple in the first inning as Boston pounded Drew Hutchison for seven quick hits.

Betts had a two-run double and Bradley an RBI single in the fourth. Hutchinson went 3 2/3 innings, giving up nine runs and 10 hits. Bradley and leadoff batter Brock Holt finished with three hits apiece.

After missing most of spring training with a hamstring injury, A.J. Ellis singled and scored when Matt den Dekker hit a two-run double off Washington starter Jacob Turner. Baltimore starter Wade Miley gave up one run in four innings, Pedro Alvarez had a two-run single and Caleb Joseph got two hits.

Houston ace Dallas Keuchel gave up three runs on six hits and two walks over 4 2/3 innings. Brian McCann hit a tworun homer, Jose Altuve had an RBI double and Yuli Gurriel and Marwin Gonzalez each had two hits.

Byung Ho Park homered and is hitting .362 with 10 RBIs in 47 spring at-bats. Nick Tepesch gave up three hits and a walk over four scoreless innings for Minnesota.

Adam Wainwright gave up three runs and five hits with no walks over five innings for St. Louis. Matt Adams homered and had three hits, and Jhonny Peralta got two hits. Matt Carpenter went 0 for 2 and is hitless in his last 11 at-bats with five strikeouts.

– Associated Press

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