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Spring roundup: Red Sox LHP Price shines in spring debut

[March 16, 2018] Boston left-hander David Price allowed one hit in four shutout innings during his first start of the spring to help the Red Sox record a 7-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Price struck out five and walked one in a 27-pitch stint. The 32-year-old is looking to recover from a shaky 2017 campaign that included an elbow injury that sidelined him nearly two months at the start of the season and another two months later in the campaign.

"It feels good," Price told reporters after the outing. "This is March 15 and I've never been able to have a four-pitch mix on March 15. I've never been this far along in spring training even though I've only thrown in one game. I'm excited about that."

Christian Vazquez hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox. Steve Pearce and Teoscar Hernandez drove in two runs apiece for Toronto.

Other results from Thursday's spring training games:

Astros 12, Nationals 3

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel pitched five shutout innings while Marwin Gonzalez and Josh Reddick had two RBIs apiece as Houston drubbed Washington in West Palm Beach, Fla. Chris Dominguez had a run-scoring double for his eighth RBI of the spring for the Nationals.

Yankees 9, Pirates 5

Gary Sanchez had five RBIs on a three-run homer and two-run double and Aaron Judge reached base four times while driving in two runs as New York defeated Pittsburgh in Tampa, Fla. Francisco Cervelli and Jose Osuna homered for the Pirates.

Marlins 7, Mets 6

J.B. Shuck continued a strong spring (.385 average) with a run-scoring single to help Miami edge New York in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets pushed across five runs in the bottom of the ninth before Ty Kelly grounded out with two men on base to end it.

Orioles 1, Cardinals 0

Right-hander Kevin Gausman pitched five shutout innings and Jonathan Schoop homered in the second inning as Baltimore blanked St. Louis in Jupiter, Fla. All three Cardinals' hits were singles.

Braves 8, Tigers 1

Right-hander Mike Foltynewicz pitched five no-hit innings and Ronald Acuna Jr., Danny Santana and Dylan Moore each homered as Atlanta routed Detroit in Kissimmee, Fla. Alexi Amarista delivered a run-scoring single for the Tigers.

Twins 8, Rays 1

Erick Aybar lined a two-run triple to help Minnesota roll past Tampa Bay in Port Charlotte, Fla. Joey Wendle had a run-scoring double for the Rays.

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Reds 10, Indians 6

Patrick Kivlehan hit a two-run homer and Scott Schebler had two doubles and three RBIs as Cincinnati beat Cleveland in Goodyear, Ariz. Francisco Lindor went deep for the Indians and Eric Haase added an inside-the-park home run.

Rangers 6, Brewers 5

Doug Fister threw five scoreless innings as Texas topped Milwaukee in Surprise, Ariz. Dustin Houle tied the game for the Brewers with a three-run homer in the top of the ninth, but Destin Hood's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning drove in the game-winner.

Diamondbacks 3, Cubs 2

Kyle Hendricks struck out seven while allowing one run in six innings, but Chicago fell to Arizona in Mesa, Ariz. Ninth-inning homers by Ramon Flores and Christian Walker were the difference for the Diamondbacks.

Royals 14, Dodgers 8

Ryan O'Hearn and Frank Schwindel each hit two homers to lead Kansas City past Los Angeles in Glendale, Ariz. Dodgers starter Rich Hill gave up six runs on seven hits in one-third of an inning.

Angels (ss) 10, Rockies 8

Los Angeles hit five homers, including one from Mike Trout, in a win over Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz. DJ LeMahieu hit a grand slam for the Rockies.

White Sox 7, Angels (ss) 2

Leury Garcia had two doubles, a triple and three RBIs as Chicago defeated Los Angeles in Tempe, Ariz. Angels first baseman Chris Carter hit his third homer of the spring.

Padres 9, Giants 7

Chase Headley, Cory Spangenberg and Eric Hosmer hit third-inning homers to help San Diego top San Francisco in Peoria, Ariz. Hunter Pence collected three hits and Brandon Belt homered for the Giants.

Mariners 6, A's 2

Taylor Motter hit a grand-slam to cap a six-run third inning as Seattle beat Oakland in Mesa, Ariz. A's right-hander Paul Blackburn struck out six in four scoreless innings.

--Field Level Media

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