Spring training roundup: Twins earn
split-squad sweep
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[March 05, 2024]
Ryan Jeffers, Willi Castro and Carlos Santana hit solo home
runs to guide the host Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 comeback win over
the Atlanta Braves on Monday in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Twins entered the fourth inning down 2-0 before Jeffers and
Castro knocked back-to-back homers off Dylan Lee. Santana delivered
the go-ahead dinger the next inning off Grant Holmes (0-2).
Reliever Brock Stewart (1-0) pitched a perfect fifth with one
strikeout for Minnesota. Dylan Neuse added an RBI single for an
important insurance run.
Matt Olson hit a two-run homer for the Braves, his first of the
spring, and Luke Williams added an RBI hit in the ninth before the
Twins' Hobie Harris polished off a two-inning save.
Twins 7, Orioles 2
Emmanuel Rodriguez homered as Minnesota's split squad rang up a
seven-run lead during a win over host Baltimore in Sarasota, Fla.
Jair Camargo and Brooks Lee each went 2-for-3 with an RBI double,
and Royce Lewis went 2-for-2 with an RBI single for the Twins.
Starter Cole Sands (1-0) pitched one scoreless, hitless inning
before giving way to seven relievers who gave up just three hits.
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Orioles starter Dean Kremer (1-1) gave up two runs on four hits and
two walks over two innings, striking out three. It took them till
the bottom of the ninth to score on a fielder's choice and a
bases-loaded walk.
Pirates 7, Rays 3
Jack Suwinski, Canaan Smith-Njigba and Henry Davis went yard in the
first three innings as visiting Pittsburgh defeated Tampa Bay in
Port Charlotte, Fla.
Pirates starter Luis Ortiz (1-0) yielded one unearned run on one hit
and one walk while fanning three over three innings. Davis' two-run
shot was his third home run of the spring and put the Rays in a 5-0
hole.
Amed Rosario homered and Francisco Mejia had an RBI single for the
Rays after starter Aaron Civale (0-1) was shelled for five runs and
four hits over 2 2/3 innings.
Nationals 1, Cardinals 0
Keibert Ruiz hit an RBI sacrifice fly to center to score Lane
Thomas, enough run support for Washington to defeat visiting St.
Louis in Palm Beach, Fla.
Nationals starter Trevor Williams struck out three with one hit over
two innings. Williams and seven relievers combined to hold St. Louis
to six hits and one walk while striking out nine.
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Mar 4, 2024; Dunedin, Florida, USA; Philadelphia Phillies center
fielder Johan Rojas (18) steals second base from Toronto Blue Jays
shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa (7) in the second inning at TD
Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
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Cardinals starter Sonny Gray pitched 1 2/3 innings
with one strikeout and one hit before JoJo Romero (0-2) gave up
Thomas' run.
Blue Jays 5, Phillies 2
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo homer and an RBI single, both with
two outs, as host Toronto beat Philadelphia in Dunedin, Fla.
Bo Bichette hit the go-ahead two-run single for the Blue Jays and
Luis De Los Santos added an insurance run on a single. Yimi Garcia
(1-0) pitched a perfect fifth inning for the win.
Aramis Garcia had an RBI double and Kody Clemens added an RBI single
for the Phillies, who lost despite outhitting the Jays 10-7.
Reliever Griff McGarry (0-1) gave up three runs on three hits over
2/3 of an inning.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 1
Matt Vierling scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch, starter Tarik
Skubal fanned six over three frames and Detroit edged visiting
Boston in Lakeland, Fla.
Skubal yielded just one hit before Will Vest (1-0) picked up the win
with a perfect fifth inning featuring one strikeout. Javier Baez
drove in Mark Canha with a second-inning sac fly to open the
scoring, and Vierling came around on Joe Jacques' (0-1) wild pitch
during a four-pitch walk to Riley Greene in the fifth.
Ceddanne Rafaela homered to tie the game at 1 for the Red Sox, but
they mustered just four hits in all.
--Field Level Media
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