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Spring roundup: Kingery celebrates new contract with homer

[March 27, 2018] A day after signing a historic contract extension, Scott Kingery went 3-for-4 with his fifth home run of the spring as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Monday at Bradenton, Fla.

Kingery inked a six-year, $24 million contract with Philadelphia on Sunday -- the largest guarantee given to a player with no major league experience. The 23-year-old hit a solo shot in the third inning and added a double. Andrew Knapp followed Kingery with a two-run homer in the third, and J.P. Crawford also recorded two RBIs for the Phils.

Lolo Sanchez stole home for the Pirates in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Other results from Monday's spring training games:

Red Sox 4, Cubs 2

Starting third baseman Rafael Devers exited after sustaining a right knee contusion in a home-plate collision in the second inning, but Boston persevered to beat Chicago at Fort Myers, Fla. Yu Darvish allowed two runs (one earned) in three innings in his final spring start for the Cubs.

Yankees 5, Braves 1

Didi Gregorius and Giancarlo Stanton each hit two-run homers as New York cruised past Atlanta at SunTrust Park in Atlanta. Sonny Gray struck out seven and allowed one run in five innings for the Yankees.

Cardinals 5, Blue Jays 3

A Max Schrock triple highlighted an eighth-inning rally as St. Louis scored three runs off its former closer, Seung-Hwan Oh, to beat Toronto at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Marcell Ozuna homered for the Cardinals, and Michael Wacha struck out six over four scoreless innings.

Astros 5, Brewers 2

Kyle Tucker hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning as Houston defeated Milwaukee at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Christian Yelich hit a two-run double for the Brewers, and Brent Suter struck out seven over five innings.

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Rays 2, Tigers 2

JaCoby Jones and James McCann each hit solo home runs as Detroit came back to tie Tampa Bay at Lakeland, Fla. Brad Miller hit a two-run homer in the first for the Rays.

Angels 4, Dodgers 1

Matt Shoemaker threw four scoreless innings, and Albert Pujols hit a three-run double as the Los Angeles Angels earned the win at Dodger Stadium. Andrew Toles homered for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

A's 9, Giants 2 (10 innings)

Mark Canha had four hits, including the go-ahead single in the 10th inning and a fifth-inning home run, as Oakland won at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Hunter Pence collected two hits for the Giants.

Rangers 6, Reds 5

Nomar Mazara and Rougned Odor homered for Texas in a win over Cincinnati at Arlington, Texas. Scooter Gennett hit a three-run triple for the Reds.

Diamondbacks 7, Indians 0

Zack Greinke threw six shutout innings, and four Arizona pitchers combined to one-hit Cleveland at Chase Field in Phoenix. Indians starter Carlos Carrasco gave up six runs on five hits in four innings.

--Field Level Media

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