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Spring roundup: Phillies' Arrieta taken deep by Cabrera in spring debut

[March 23, 2018] Miguel Cabrera homered off a rusty Jake Arrieta to help the Detroit Tigers post a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday in Clearwater, Fla.

The right-handed Arrieta was making his spring debut after recently signing a three-year, $75 million deal with the Phillies. He allowed two runs and three hits and struck out two in two innings during a 31-pitch stint.

"I had a ton of nervous energy," Arrieta told reporters afterward. "Very anxious to get out there. I was in here at 8 o'clock, and I couldn't stop moving around. That's just how I am by nature. But now that it's over, I can take a deep breath and remember what it feels like to be in a game situation, with umpires, crowd, and it felt great."

Cabrera lined an opposite-field homer off Arrieta in the first inning and Jose Iglesias recorded a run-scoring double in the second. Adam Rosales homered for Philadelphia.

Other results from Thursday's spring training games:

Marlins 15, Astros 7

Peter Mooney went 4-for-4 and Lewis Brinson went 3-for-4 with three RBIs as Miami racked up 20 hits during the victory over Houston in West Palm Beach, Fla. Derek Fisher drove in two runs for the Astros.

Cardinals 8, Braves 2

Marcell Ozuna homered and had four RBIs and Matt Carpenter delivered a two-run single as St. Louis cruised past Atlanta in Jupiter, Fla. Ezequiel Carrera and Ozzie Albies had run-scoring singles for the Braves.

Mets 12, Nationals 5

After trailing 5-0 after three innings, New York exploded for nine runs in the fourth en route to a blowout win in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets hit four homers, led by Yoenis Cespedes' big day (double, two home runs, four RBIs). Tanner Roark allowed nine runs in 3 2/3 innings for Washington.

Rays 5, Blue Jays (ss) 3

C.J. Cron hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to help Tampa Bay defeat Toronto in Dunedin, Fla. Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run blast and Danny Espinosa connected on a solo shot for the Blue Jays.

Orioles 10, Red Sox 7

Chance Sisco homered and drove in four runs to help Baltimore down Boston in Sarasota, Fla. Christian Vazquez went deep for Boston.

Yankees 2, Twins 1

Billy McKinney homered and Austin Romine delivered a run-scoring single as New York edged Minnesota in Fort Myers, Fla. Ehire Adrianza's sacrifice fly plated the Twins' run.

Blue Jays 5, Pirates (ss) 4

Toronto came back from an 3-0 deficit thanks to a trio of home runs in beating Pittsburgh's split squad in Bradenton, Fla. Justin Smoak, Bo Bichette and Jon Berti all went deep for the Blue Jays. Francisco Cervelli had a pair of hits and RBIs for the Pirates.

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Padres 7, Indians 6

San Diego rallied behind a six-run seventh inning powered by home runs by Chase Headley and Wil Myers to beat Cleveland in Goodyear, Ariz. Manuel Margot also homered for the Padres, while Roberto Perez went deep for the fourth time this spring for the Indians.

Rockies 4, A's 2

Charlie Blackmon and Chris Iannetta hit home runs and Chad Bettis gave up two runs in 5 2/3 innings as Colorado beat Oakland in Mesa, Ariz. Marcus Semien hit his first homer of spring training for the A's.

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Jerry Sands delivered a walk-off RBI single to give San Francisco the win over Chicago in Scottsdale, Ariz. Giants catcher Buster Posey hit his second homer of the spring as both starting pitchers (Giants' Chris Stratton, Cubs' Jose Quintana) stretched out to six innings and gave up three runs.

Dodgers 4, Angels 3

The Dodgers won the home-run battle and the game in nipping the Angels in Scottsdale, Ariz. Yasiel Puig, Kike Hernandez, Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger all hit solo homers for the Dodgers, while Luis Valbuena and Zack Cosart went deep for the Angels.

White Sox 3, Diamondbacks 1

Yoan Moncada hit his first home run this spring and Tim Anderson finished a homer shy of the cycle as Chicago beat Arizona in Scottsdale, Ariz. A.J. Pollock went 2-for-3 for the D-backs.

Mariners 5, Rangers (ss) 4

After Preston Beck gave Texas a ninth-nning lead with a solo homer, Seattle responded with two runs for a walk-off win in Peoria, Ariz. Kirk Nieuwenhuis tied the game at 4 with a one-out, solo shot before Mike Ford's game-winning RBI double.

Reds 7, Rangers (ss) 6

Adam Duvall went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in leading Cincinnati to a win over Texas' split squad in Surprise, Ariz. Four Rangers had two hits with Joey Gallo and Rougned Odor hitting home runs.

Brewers 1, Royals 0

Brett Phillips accounted for the game's only run by homering in the fourth inning as Milwaukee defeated Kansas City in Phoenix, Ariz. Zach Davies tossed five shutout innings for the Brewers, allowing four hits. Adalberto Mondesi and Lucas Duda had two hits each for the Royals.

--Field Level Media

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