Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ramirez hits first home run as an A
home run in the 10th lifted the Astros over Philadelphia 6-5 in Kissimmee, Fla. Bixler had two hits, drove in four runs and stole a base. Domonic Brown’s home run in the top of the 10th put the Phillies ahead. Hernandez gave up five hits, walked none and struck out one in his third spring start. Phillies starter Cole Hamels gave up a run while striking out four and walking none in five innings.
CARDINALS 7, METS 1 Adam Wainwright pitched three scoreless innings in his second outing of the spring, and David Freese and Yadier Molina homered as St. Louis beat New York 7-1 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Wainwright, returning from elbow surgery that shelved him all of last season, gave up one hit and one walk, throwing 25 of 40 pitches for strikes. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey left some pitches up early on, and the Cardinals took advantage. Freese, the World Series MVP who also had a threerun home run Monday, hit a two-run shot over the right field wall with one out in the first inning, and Molina led off the second with a home run to left.
ANGELS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 0 Dan Haren struck out seven of the last eight batters he faced in three innings and Los Angeles went on to beat Arizona 3-0 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Haren gave up one hit, a leadoff single to Willie Bloomquist, and walked none. It’s the only hit the former Arizona Diamondbacks ace has allowed in two spring starts. Overall, he has 10 strikeouts and one walk in five scoreless innings. Alexi Amarista hit his second home run of the spring for the Angels, a shot off Arizona starter Trevor Cahill, who allowed two runs and five hits in three innings.
MARINERS 7, BREWERS (SS) 4 Zack Greinke threw three scoreless innings for Milwaukee’s split squad before Seattle came back for a 7-4 victory in Phoenix. Greinke gave up one hit and struck out five. He left after issuing his lone walk to Casper Wells leading off the fourth. Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, who entered the game hitting .389, struck out in all three
at-bats.
ORIOLES 7, RAYS 7, 10 inn. David Price worked into the fourth inning, and Matt Moore made his spring debut with a hitless 1 2 ⁄ innings in Tampa Bay’s 10-inning,
3 7-7 tie with Baltimore in Sarasota, Fla. Price pitched 3 2 ⁄ innings and allowed the 3 Orioles’ biggest inning of the spring — four runs — keyed by a three-run home run by Jai Miller. Moore, the heralded left-hander who made his major league debut in midSeptember and started the first game of the ALDS against Texas on Oct. 1, struck out three and walked one after missing time with abdominal soreness.
BLUE JAYS 8, TWINS 2 Francisco Liriano’s fast spring start slowed when Toronto scored four runs off him in the third inning and beat Minnesota in Fort Myers, Fla. The streaky lefty, who pitched a nohitter last year while going 9-10, struck out five. But Toronto’s Travis Snyder and Travis d’arnaud hit consecutive two-run doubles off the right-field fence against Liriano. Liriano had allowed only two hits and no runs while striking out seven in his first two exhibition outings.
ROYALS 7, REDS 5 Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain homered and Everett Teaford pitched three scoreless innings as Kansas City defeated Cincinnati 7-5 in Surprise, Ariz. Gordon’s home run to lead off the fourth snapped a 4-4 tie. Cain homered to open the fifth. Teaford struck out four in three innings to pick up the victory in relief. Jay Bruce homered in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to six games.
PADRES 6, WHITE SOX 3 Catcher
Nick Hundley went 3 for 3 with two RBI and threw out a runner in San Diego’s 6-3 victory over Chicago in Peoria, Ariz. Hundley played in just 82 games last season because of an elbow injury.
ROCKIES 5, DODGERS 2 Drew Pomeranz pitched two more scoreless innings before leaving with tightness in his right hip and Colorado beat Los Angeles 5-2 in Glendale, Ariz. Considered a top prospect, Pomeranz was acquired by the Rockies last summer in the trade that sent Ubaldo Jimenez to Cleveland.
RED SOX 1, YANKEES 0 Ivan Nova allowed two hits over four scoreless innings in New York’s 1-0 loss to Boston in Tampa, Fla. Nova, a 16-game winner in his rookie season last year, had given up seven runs over 4 2 ⁄ innings in his two previous
3 spring training starts. Jacoby Ellsbury hit a first-inning double and Dustin Pedroia had a single in the fourth off Nova. Alex Rodriguez singled for one of the Yankees’ two hits off Felix Doubront, who threw four shutout innings.
TIGERS 6, NATIONALS 3 Washington right-hander Edwin Jackson struggled through three-plus innings in a 6-3 loss to Detroit in Viera, Fla. Jackson allowed 4 runs, 2 earned, while giving up 5 hits, walking 2 and striking out 2 in 3 1 ⁄ innings. 3 The two-run homer he gave up in the first inning to Detroit’s Ryan Rayburn came with two outs, one batter after left fielder Jason Michaels dropped a fly ball for an error. Detroit starter Duane Below walked three batters in 2 ⁄ innings but allowed only 1
3 run on 4 hits. PHOENIX — Manny Ramirez hit his first home run of the spring and Yoenis Cespedes went hitless again in Oakland’s 8-6 victory Tuesday over a Milwaukee Brewers split squad.
Ramirez sent a long drive to left-center against right-hander Mike Fiers. Ramirez, who has not played in the majors since last April, had been 0 for 8 this spring. He also drew a walk and flied out.
Ramirez must serve a 50game suspension for a violation of baseball’s drug policy.
Cespedes, the Cuban outfielder the A’s signed to a fouryear, $36 million deal, struck out twice and grounded out. He has gone hitless in six atbats over his past two games.
INDIANS 8, RANGERS 8 Yu Darvish couldn’t command his fastball over three innings for Texas in a 10-inning, 8-8 tie with Cleveland in Goodyear, Ariz. The Japanese star walked four in his second spring start. He allowed 2 runs and 3 hits and struck out 3. Darvish limited the trouble by getting Shin-soo Choo to ground into a basesloaded double play. Texas catcher Yorvit Torrealba helped Darvish by throwing out two would-be basestealers. In Darvish’s debut, he pitched two scoreless innings against San Diego.
MARLINS 2, BRAVES 2, 10 inn. Carlos Zambrano struck out five in four innings for Miami in a 10-inning, 2-2 tie with Atlanta in Jupiter, Fla. Zambrano gave up two hits and one run. The last time he faced the Braves was Aug. 12 when he stormed off the mound after allowing eight runs, cleaned out his locker and never pitched again for the Chicago Cubs. Braves starter Mike Minor gave up one hit in four scoreless innings and struck out four.
CUBS 5, GIANTS 4 Chicago newcomer Chris Volstad pitched three shutout innings for the second consecutive time this spring in a 5-4 victory over San Francisco in Scottsdale, Ariz. Volstad, acquired in January from the Miami Marlins for fellow righthander Carlos Zambrano, gave up two hits. In his prior outing, he allowed one hit against Seattle. Volstad also got a hit against San Francisco.
ASTROS 6, PHILLIES 5 Livan Hernandez pitched five scoreless innings for Houston and Brian Bixler’s three-run