Spring roundup: Mariners' Hernandez hurt by line drive

[February 27, 2018]  Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez left the Mariners' 9-9 spring training tie with the Chicago Cubs on Monday, after being drilled in the upper right forearm by a line drive.

Chicago Cubs catcher Victor Caratini ripped a pitch back up the middle in the second inning at Mesa, Ariz., and it struck Hernandez on his pitching forearm. The 31-year-old flinched but was unable to raise his glove in time to stop the hard-hit ball.

The Cubs trailed 9-2 after 7 1/2 innings, then scored five runs in the eighth before knotting the score with one out in the ninth on Mike Freeman's two-run homer.

Other results from Monday's spring training games:

Padres 10, Angels 4

Shohei Ohtani reached base on all three plate appearances in his first hitting stint during Los Angeles' loss to San Diego at Peoria, Ariz. Ohtani, the former Japanese star hoping to be a two-way player, walked in his first two plate appearances and delivered a run-scoring single in the fifth inning. The Padres smacked five homers during a 14-hit assault against nine Angels pitchers.

Astros (ss) 8, Mets 7

Justin Verlander struck out four while tossing two perfect innings as Houston edged New York at West Palm Beach, Fla. Verlander fanned two in each inning during his first spring appearance of the season, while the Mets' Noah Syndergaard also pitched two perfect innings and struck out two.

Tigers 8, Orioles 6

Jim Adduci stroked a two-run, tiebreaking single in the seventh inning as Detroit defeated Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla. Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman departed in the second inning after sustaining a head injury during a collision with Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario, who injured his left knee.

Diamondbacks (ss) 7, Rockies 4

Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-2 with a homer as Arizona defeated Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz. Nolan Arenado hit a two-run shot, his second homer of the spring for the Rockies.

Twins 5, Cardinals 4

Ryan LaMarre and Willians Astudillo each hit run-scoring singles in the bottom of the seventh inning as Minnesota beat St. Louis at Fort Myers, Fla. Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha pitched two scoreless innings in his first outing of the spring.

Braves 2, Nationals 1

Kurt Suzuki contributed a run-scoring double and Danny Santana had an RBI single as Atlanta edged Washington at Kissimmee, Fla. Moises Sierra homered in the ninth for the Nationals' run.

Marlins 11, Astros (ss) 0

Scott Van Slyke and Monte Harrison had two-run doubles and Peter Mooney added a two-run single as Miami routed Houston at Jupiter, Fla. Derek Fisher reached base three times on a single and two walks for the Astros.

 

Diamondbacks (ss) 5, Reds 2

Robbie Ray struck out three in two hitless innings to help Arizona down Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz. Seven Reds hurlers combined for 16 strikeouts.

Rays 7, Blue Jays 4

Willy Adames and Joe McCarthy slugged two-run homers in a six-run sixth inning, and Jason Coats hit a solo blast in the fourth as Tampa Bay knocked off Toronto at Port Charlotte, Fla. Anthony Alford and Dwight Smith Jr. homered for the Blue Jays.

Red Sox 13, Pirates 2

Cole Sturgeon, Rusney Castillo and Chad De La Guerra all homered as Boston rolled over Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla. Sean Rodriguez homered for the Pirates.

Royals 10, Giants 6

Whit Merrifield hit a two-run homer and Erick Mejia had a two-run triple as Kansas City defeated San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz. Alen Hanson hit a two-run triple for the Giants.

White Sox 7, Athletics 6

Jose Rondon hit a two-run triple to help Chicago slip past Oakland at Glendale, Ariz. Sean Murphy had a two-run double for the Athletics.

Brewers 7, Indians 6

Keon Broxton went 2-for-3 and scored twice and Hernan Perez delivered a two-run single as Milwaukee edged Cleveland at Phoenix. Francisco Mejia hit a two-run homer for the Indians.

Dodgers 9, Rangers 6

Kyle Farmer went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a walk as Los Angeles topped Texas at Surprise, Ariz. Los Angeles reliever Yimi Garcia, out of the majors since 2016 following Tommy John surgery, threw a perfect inning in his spring debut.

Yankees 4, Phillies 3

Miguel Andujar hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning as New York beat Philadelphia in Tampa, Fla. The Phillies' Scott Kingery tied the game with a solo homer in the top of the ninth, capping a 3-for-3 performance.

--Field Level Media

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