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MLB roundup: Tebow gets first hit with Mets

[March 14, 2017] The Sports Xchange

Tim Tebow singled in the bottom of the fifth inning for his first hit of spring taining in the New York Mets' 6-4 win over the Miami Marlins in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Tebow was 0-for-8 when he singled off reliever Kyle Lobstein. After getting the hit, he was erased on a double play. He batted eighth and his other two at-bats resulted in a groundout and a strikeout.

Asdrubal Cabrera, Lucas Duda, Curtis Granderson and Neil Walker homered for the Mets while Justin Bour connected for the Marlins.

Braves 7, Pirates 6

Adam Walker doubled with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth inning and Atlanta edged Pittsburgh in Kissimmee, Fla. Adam Frazier collected four hits for the Pirates while Nick Markakis drove in two runs for the Braves. Atlanta's Bartolo Colon allowed five runs and eight hits in three innings and Pittsburgh's Tyler Glasnow gave up five runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings.

Orioles 6, Phillies 4

Joey Rickard hit a three-run home run and Baltimore beat Philadelphia in Sarasota, Fla. Caleb Joseph added a solo shot for the Orioles. Brock Stassi and Nick Williams hit solo home runs for the Phillies. Philadelphia's Jeremy Hellickson allowed four runs and five hits in four innings while Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman allowed one earned run and three hits in three innings.

Minnesota 9, Tampa Bay 4

Niko Goodrum hit a three-run home run off Jose De Leon and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay in Fort Myers, Fla. Former first-round pick Alex Wimmers allowed one run and three hits in two innings for the win. Nick Franklin had three hits and Shane Peterson homered for Tampa Bay.

Nationals 3, Tigers 3

Brian Goodwin hit an RBI double and scored the tying run on Neftali Soto's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Washington tied Detroit in West Palm Beach, Fla. J.D. Martinez and Ty Collins hit solo home runs for Detroit. Stephen Strasburg allowed two runs and three hits in four innings while Justin Verlander pitched 4 2/3 scoreless frames.

Cardinals 6, Astros 3

Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run home run and St. Louis beat Houston in Jupiter, Fla. Jhonny Peralta and Stephen Piscotty had run-scoring hits for the Cardinals. St. Louis starter Michael Wacha allowed two runs and three hits in five innings while Houston's Charlie Morton allowed two runs and three hits in four innings.

Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 3

Kendrys Morales hit a solo homer and Toronto edged Boston in Dunedin, Fla. Rusney Castillo and Mitch Moreland hit solo home runs for the Red Sox. Toronto's J.A. Happ pitched four innings for the win while Boston knuckleballer Stephen Wright pitched two perfect innings.

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Brewers 24, Mariners 3

Keon Broxton and Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered and had three hits apiece as Milwaukee routed Seattle in Phoenix, Ariz. Travis Shaw and Orlando Arcia also went deep for the Brewers, who totaled 24 hits. Ben Gamel and Daniel Vogelbach homered for Seattle.

White Sox 9, Indians 5

Tyler Saladino hit a grand slam off Carlos Carrasco, and Chicago outslugged Cleveland in Glendale, Ariz. Cody Asche and Rymer Liriano also hit home runs off Carrasco, who allowed eight runs and eight hits in 1 2/3 innings. Yan Gomes homered for the Indians.

Reds 3, Athletics 1

Amir Garrett pitched four hitless innings, and Cincinnati beat Oakland in Goodyear, Ariz. Brandon Dixon hit a two-run home run for the Reds off Kendall Graveman. Chris Parmelee homered in the ninth inning for Oakland.

Dodgers 3, Angels 1

Kenta Maeda struck out seven in 3 2/3 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Ariz. Austin Barnes contributed a two-run home run off Angels starter Ricky Nolasco. Albert Pujols hit his first spring training home run for the Angels.

Cubs 3, Padres 1

John Lackey pitched three innings of one-run ball for his first exhibition win as Chicago beat San Diego in Peoria, Ariz. Ian Happ hit his third home run of the spring for the defending champions and also contributed two singles. San Diego's Luis Perdomo allowed two runs and four hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Royals 4, Rockies 2

Jorge Bonifacio homered in the eighth inning and Hunter Dozier homered in the ninth as Kansas City beat Colorado in Scottsdale, Ariz. DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run home run for the Rockies. Chris Young pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings for Kansas City.

Rangers 7, Giants 1

Carlos Gomez hit a second-inning grand slam off Jeff Samardzija, and Texas cruised to a win over San Francisco at Surprise, Ariz. Elvis Andrus added two doubles for the Rangers, and Yu Darvish struck out six in 3 1/3 innings. Samardzija was touched for seven runs (five earned) on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.

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