David Price pitches 4 scoreless in debut

FORT MYERS, FLA. » David Price made his delayed spring-training debut for Boston, allowing one hit over four scoreless innings in a 7-5 win over Toronto on Thursday.

Price struck out five and walked one. An elbow injury limited to a career-low 11 starts last season.

“Felt good,” Price said. “I had really good fastball command early. I made good pitches when I needed to. I stayed away from the big part of the plate with the exception of a couple of fastballs. I thought it was a good day.

Price was 6-3 with a 3.38 ERA last year. The 32-yearold left-hander is entering the third season of a $217 million, seven-year contract.

“This is March 15 and I’ve never had a four-pitch mix this early in spring training,” he said. “I’ve never been this far along even though I’ve only thrown in one game. I’m excited about it.”

Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs with a pair of doubles for the Red Sox, while Christian Vazquez hit his first home run — a tworun drive. Teoscar Hernandez had two hits and two RBIs for Toronto, while Steve Pearce had an RBI double and walked with the bases loaded.

Elsewhere around the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues: YANKEES 9, PIRATES 5 » Gary Sanchez hit a threerun home run and a tworun double for New York, while Aaron Judge had an RBI double and drew a bases-loaded walk. Sonny Gray made his third start for the Yankees, pitching three innings and giving up three runs — two earned — two hits and three walks. Jose Osuna hit a two-run home run off Dellin Betances and exYankee catcher Francisco Cervelli hit a two-run shot off Gray.