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MLB roundup: Red Sox's Sale whiffs 10 Yankees

[March 22, 2017] The Sports Xchange

Chris Sale fanned 10 batters in six innings, improving to 2-0 this spring as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.

First baseman Sam Travis was 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.

New York right-hander Bryan Mitchell struck out seven and allowed seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Matt Holliday belted a two-run homer in the sixth for the Yankees.

Nationals 3, Braves 1

Gio Gonzalez lowered his Grapefruit League ERA to 1.10 to help Washington beat Atlanta in West Palm Beach, Fla. Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz gave the Braves five strong innings before the bullpen was tapped for two runs in the seventh off right-hander Chaz Roe. Braves catcher Tyler Flowers provided a solo homer against Gonzalez in the fourth.

Rangers 4, White Sox 3

Chicago starter James Shields struck out six and yielded three hits in six shutout innings in Surprise, Ariz. Texas' Cole Hamels yielded two runs (one earned) and three hits in four innings while the White Sox's Tim Anderson went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run.

Athletics 8, Mariners 5

Trevor Plouffe, Yonder Alonso and Bruce Maxwell drove in two runs apiece for Oakland in Peoria, Ariz. Robinson Cano went 2-for-3 with three RBIs while starter Chris Heston allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings for Seattle.

Angels 9, Reds 1

Los Angeles scored nine runs, all after the fifth inning, thanks to eight walks by Cincinnati pitchers. JC Ramirez struck out six batters in five innings for the Angels in Goodyear, Ariz. Mike Trout was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts and a walk.

Brewers 5, Dodgers 4

Manny Pina homered and drove in three runs for Milwaukee and caught Matt Garza, who fanned five in 3 2/3 innings, giving up one run on six hits in Glendale, Ariz. Justin Turner was 3-for-3 and Hyun-Jin Ryu worked four scoreless innings for the Dodgers.

Giants 5, Padres 3

San Francisco catcher Nick Hundley drove in four including a solo home run in the second inning, the only blemish in veteran Trevor Cahill's five innings for San Diego in Scottsdale, Ariz. San Francisco scored three in the seventh and the game winner -- Chris Marrero's fifth spring homer -- in the bottom of the eighth.

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Diamondbacks 4, Royals 2

Peter O'Brien's seventh spring home run to dead center started the scoring in the seventh but Kansas City couldn't keep up with Arizona in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Diamondbacks plated runs on Chris Herrmann's home run in the second, a triple by Gregor Blanco in the fifth and a throwing error that plated Blanco. Jorge Soler tagged his first home run with the Royals in the top of the fifth inning.

Astros 2, Marlins 1

Mike Fiers fanned five in four scoreless innings and Houston's offense came from Yulieski Gurriel in the form of an RBI double, and left fielder Derek Fisher's third-inning home run off of Miami starter Wei-Yin Chen at Jupiter, Fla.

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 2

Leadoff man Kevin Pillar had two hits and drove in a pair to lead the Toronto offense, which plated four in the fourth against Ubaldo Jimenez at Sarasota, Fla. Jimenez has a 5.94 ERA this spring and allowed five hits and three walks in four innings. Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez was pulled in the fourth inning after his fourth walk but surrendered only one run on Chris Davis' homer.

Pirates 5, Rays 4

With two outs in the ninth inning at Bradenton, Fla., Adam Frazier walked, stole second base and scored on a single to right field by Gift Ngoepe, who has 14 hits in his last 25 at bats. Backup catcher Jacob Stallings tied the game with a home run in the eighth for Pittsburgh. Pirates rookie Jose Osuna continued his push for a roster spot with two more hits to boost his spring average to .436.

Phillies 9, Twins 5

Aaron Altherr's homer to right field sparked Philadelphia's six-run rally in the top of the ninth to overcome a 5-3 deficit at Fort Myers, Fla. Minnesota erupted for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning off of right-hander Alec Asher, who allowed a solo shot to Ehire Adrianza and two-run blast to Travis Harrison in surrendering five earned runs on 26 pitches.

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