Schwarber, Almora power Cubs over Athletics
White Sox score 4 in 1st, but Padres rally for a tie
Cubs 15, A’s 11: Kyle Schwarber homered twice for Chicago, and Albert Almora Jr. connected for a first-inning grand slam. Willson Contreras also went deep for the sixth time this spring.
Cubs right-hander John Lackey was tagged for seven runs and seven hits in 32⁄3 innings.
Marcus Semien, Andrew Lambo and Matt McBride homered for Oakland. Santiago Casilla got just one out and was charged with five runs.
Padres 9, White Sox 9: Jose Abreu hit a three-run homer and Tyler Saladino also went deep in Chicago’s four-run first.
Austin Hedges homered twice for San Diego, and Wil Myers belted a tworun shot. Hedges, who has played in just 64 major league games, is set to take over at catcher for Derek Norris.
Indians 9, Reds 6: Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley, Brandon Guyer and Yandy Diaz homered for Cleveland, and Jose Ramirez collected three hits.
Jose Peraza, Adam Duvall and Scooter Gennett connected for Cincinnati. Gennett was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Rangers 0, Royals 0: Dillon Gee struck out nine while pitching six innings of two-hit ball for Texas. Gee, who is competing for one of the final spots on the Rangers’ staff, appeared in 33 games last year with Kansas City, including 14 starts.
Danny Duffy also was sharp for the Royals, throwing four innings of threehit ball.
Dodgers 3, Mariners 3: Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw pitched three innings in his final tuneup before opening day, giving up two runs and two hits.
Hisashi Iwakuma started for Seattle and lasted 12⁄3 innings, issuing four walks and giving up two runs. Prospect Dylan Unsworth pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits.
Angels 8, Brewers 6: Angels righthander Matt Shoemaker continued his comeback after being hit in the head by a line drive Sept. 4 at Seattle, leading to emergency surgery. He gave up nine hits in four innings, but limited Milwaukee to three runs.
C.J. Cron hit a solo homer for Los Angeles, and leadoff hitter Ben Revere singled and stole a base. Revere is batting .431 this spring.
Milwaukee’s Zach Davies gave up four runs and five hits in four innings. Jesus Aguilar and Travis Shaw homered for the Brewers.
– Associated Press