Lefty Ryu is solid again for Dodgers
Starter holds Cubs to a run in 3 innings, strikes out 4
Cubs 4, Dodgers 0: Hyun-Jin Ryu had another strong outing, holding Chicago to a run and striking out four over three innings. Ryu has made just one start in the past two seasons for Los Angeles because of injuries. He’s allowed a run over five innings with six strikeouts in two spring starts.
Albert Almora Jr. doubled and scored a run for Chicago and Cubs starter Eddie Butler struck out four over four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. The 25-year-old Butler, who was the 46th pick in the 2012 draft, improved to 4-0 with a 2.70 ERA and has allowed just one walk in 10 innings this spring.
Indians 6, Athletics 5: Austin Jackson had a pair of doubles and three RBIs for Cleveland, and Indians starter Zach McAlister gave up two runs on five hits in two innings.
A’s prospect Franklin Barreto hit his first spring homer and Ryon Healy added his third, a two-run shot. Andrew Triggs allowed six runs on five hits over 3 2/3 innings
Mariners 9, Royals (ss) 2: Prospect Boog Powell had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs while Tyler O’Neill had RBI double for Seattle. Starter Chase De Jong gave up a run on four hits and a walk over four innings.
Jason Vargas gave up four runs — two earned — over two innings for the Royals.
Royals (ss) 13, Padres 3: Kansas City erupted for eight runs in the second. Prospect Hunter Dozier scored on a botched squeeze play, Alex Gordon plated two with a single and an outfield error and Whit Merrifield tripled in Gordon. Gordon had two hits, three RBIs and three runs, and Merrifield had three hits.
Padres starter Trevor Cahill gave up seven runs — four earned — on five hits over 1 1/3 innings. Travis Jankowski had two hits and a walk.
Angels 8, Rockies 7: Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBIs and Yunel Escobar also had two hits for Los Angeles. Garrett Richards allowed three runs over four innings, and the Angels had three extra-base hits and scored four runs in the ninth.
Dustin Garneau, who will see more time behind the plate with Tom Murphy’s forearm fracture, cracked a three-run homer in his third. Tyler Chatwood gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk in four innings. He struck out five.
– Associated Press