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The two-time Cy Young winner, who is coming back from Tommy John
surgery, was pulled after 2 2/3 innings after exceeding the
team-imposed pitch count of 50 by one. Verlander threw two
scoreless innings in his spring debut, also against the
Cardinals, last week. Verlander is expected to get one more
start before the end of spring training.
Houston's Scott Schreiber had a three-run home run, and Yuli
Gurriel and Pedro Leon also went deep for the Astros.
Twins 10, Red Sox 4
Trevor Larnach had a three-run home run for Houston in a
four-run fifth inning and starter Josh Winder struck out three
in two scoreless innings as Minnesota defeated Boston at Fort
Myers, Fla. Boston starter Nathan Eovaldi threw four perfect
innings and struck out six.
Marlins 3, Nationals 2
Yadiel Hernandez doubled to deep left to drive home Richard
Urena with the winning run in the ninth inning as Miami defeated
Washington at Jupiter, Fla. Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara gave
up one hit and one run four innings. Nationals starter Patrick
Corbin threw four scoreless innings while striking out four.
Phillies 8, Blue Jays 7
J.T. Realmuto hit a home run that traveled 414 feet and Matt
Vierling had a two-run single as Philadelphia beat Toronto at
Clearwater, Fla. The Blue Jays' Santiago Espinal hit a two-run
home run.
Tigers 6, Pirates 6
Ryan Kreidler hit a grand slam as Detroit rallied from a 5-1
deficit at Lakeland, Fla. Hunter Owen had a ninth-inning home
run for Pittsburgh to force the tie.
Rays 7, Braves 7
Austin Riley hit two home runs and drove in three runs for and
Trey Harris hit a game-tying, ninth-inning single as Atlanta
rallied against Tampa Bay at North Port, Fla. Catchers Francisco
Mejia and Joe Hudson had two hits apiece for the Rays, who have
yet to win a game this spring.
Cubs 5, Athletics 4
Andy Weber's two-run single in the seventh inning put Chicago
ahead to stay against Oakland at Mesa, Ariz. Tony Kemp, Kevin
Smith and Elvis Andrus each had two hits for the A's.
Dodgers 6, Guardians 2
Miguel Vargas hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the second
inning and six Los Angeles pitchers held Cleveland scoreless the
rest of the way at Phoenix. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw had a
rocky start, allowing two runs in 2 1/3 innings to boost his
spring ERA to 7.36.
Diamondbacks 5, Giants 3
Dominic Canzone hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to
help Arizona preserve its lead at Scottsdale, Ariz. The
Diamondbacks' six pitchers held San Francisco to three hits,
with starter Merrill Kelly tossing three scoreless, hitless
innings.
Rangers 14, White Sox 5
Corey Seager, Mitch Garver, Blaine Crim and Brad Miller had two
hits apiece as Texas had a 16-hit outburst at Surprise, Ariz.
Romy Gonzalez had a solo home run for Chicago.
Royals 8, Rockies 4
Edward Olivares hit two solo home runs for Kansas City and
starter Zack Greinke pitched three innings of one-run ball at
Scottsdale, Ariz. Sam Hilliard had a two-run home run for
Colorado.
Padres 3, Angels 0
Seven San Diego pitchers combined on a two-hitter at Peoria,
Ariz. Starter MacKenzie Gore went three innings, allowing one
hit while striking out five. Jorge Alfaro homered for San Diego.
Yankees 7, Orioles 1
Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres each had two-run home runs
for New York at Tampa, Fla., and DJ LeMahieu added a solo shot.
Austin Hays had a single and a double for Baltimore.
Reds 12, Brewers 8
Elly De La Cruz's eighth-inning grand slam snapped a tie and
sent Cincinnati past Milwaukee at Goodyear, Ariz. Keston Hiura
homered and doubled for the Brewers.
--Field Level Media
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