Michael Harris II led off the fifth with a home run and added a three-run shot later in the frame to highlight a nine-run inning as the Atlanta Braves battered the host Baltimore Orioles 13-5 Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla.
Sandy Leon popped a three-run homer in the fifth while Nick Allen and Chandler Seagle cracked homers in other innings as the Braves built an 11-0 lead.
Atlanta starter Ian Anderson (2-1) gave up four walks, two hits and two runs in his four-inning stint to pick up the win.
Ryan Mountcastle and Dylan Carlson stroked homers for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday started at shortstop for the second time in three days and went 0-for-2. Dean Kremer (0-2) surrendered seven hits (including Harris’ first homer), three walks and four runs in four-plus innings.
Nationals 9, Astros 3
MacKenzie Gore fired 5 1/3 innings of shutout ball and Washington piled up 12 hits to claim the win over visiting Houston in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Gore (2-0) fanned six while allowing two hits and three walks. Backup shortstop Nasim Nunez posted two hits after entering the game for CJ Abrams, who legged out a triple in the first and then left with quadriceps cramps.
Nehomar Ochoa, a 19-year-old outfielder, went 2-for-2 with two RBI to pace the Astros. Starter Brandon Walter (0-1) struck out three in three innings but gave up four hits and two runs.
Mets 2, Cardinals 0
New York starter Paul Blackburn twirled four perfect innings, then A.J. Minter, Danny Young, Tyler Zuber and TJ Shook handled the rest as host St. Louis was blanked on two hits in Jupiter, Fla.
Blackburn (1-1) struck out two, and Francisco Lindor went 1-for-3 and stole his first base of the spring in the leadoff spot for the Mets. William Lugo poked a solo homer in the ninth to provide insurance.
Pedro Pages broke up the Mets’ no-no with a sixth-inning double. Victor Scott II added a single and his fifth steal in the ninth. Miles Mikolas (0-1) went five innings for the Cardinals and gave up just one run while fanning three, walking one and scattering five hits.
Tigers 5, Rays 1
Spencer Torkelson opened the scoring with a two-run blast in the fourth and finished with four RBIs as Detroit took care of visiting Tampa Bay in Lakeland, Fla.
Tigers starter Casey Mize struck out four, walked three and allowed one single and no runs in his 3 1/3-inning stint. Brenan Hanifee (1-0) followed Mize and earned the win while fanning four in 1 2/3 shutout innings. Gleyber Torres went 1-for-1 with two walks at the top of Detroit’s order.
Tanner Murray provided the Rays’ only run with an eighth-inning homer off Will Vest. Ryan Pepiot (0-2) struck out four in four innings but gave up three hits, two walks and two runs.
Rangers 4, Reds 3
Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer in the first inning to lead Texas to a win over visiting Cincinnati in Surprise, Ariz.
The Rangers split their innings among nine pitchers, and Jacob Webb (1-0) claimed the win for tossing 1 2/3 scoreless innings of one-hit ball while whiffing two. Adolis Garcia doubled and scored a run.
Nick Martinez (0-1) worked four innings for the Reds and allowed four hits and four runs (three earned). Jeimer Candelario poked a three-run double off Hoby Milner in the third to account for all of Cincinnati’s scoring. TJ Friedl added two hits from the leadoff slot.
Giants 11, Guardians 2
Tyler Fitzgerald went 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs and an RBI as San Francisco rolled over host Cleveland in Goodyear, Ariz.
David Villar knocked two hits and scored two runs while Sam Huff added a solo homer for the Giants. Starter Tristan Beck (1-0) struck out three and allowed just one run and one hit in his 2 2/3-inning stint.
Bo Naylor cracked his third round-tripper of the spring for the Guardians, and Jose Ramirez added an RBI double. Cleveland starter Joey Cantillo (1-2) racked up nine strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, but he surrendered four runs and six hits.
Diamondbacks 5, Athletics 2
Juan Corniel’s RBI single in the eighth snapped a 2-2 tie and guided visiting Arizona to the win over the Athletics in Mesa, Ariz.
Pavin Smith popped a solo homer for the Diamondbacks. Starter Ryne Nelson allowed just one baserunner during his 3 2/3 innings — a solo homer by CJ Alexander in the third.
A’s starter Osvaldo Bido went five innings and allowed four hits and two runs while fanning four. The Athletics’ top four hitters — Lawrence Butler, Brent Rooker, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers — combined to go 0-for-11.
Royals 7, Mariners 6
Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez smashed a second-inning grand slam, but it wasn’t enough as Tyler Tolbert drilled a two-run homer to spark a four-run ninth that rallied Kansas City past the host Mariners in Peoria, Ariz.
Vinnie Pasquantino rapped two doubles for the Royals. Starter Ross Stripling surrendered five runs (four earned) on five hits in his two innings. Austin Cox (3-0) claimed the win with a perfect eighth.
Rodriguez finished 2-for-3 with his third homer of the spring. Victor Robles went 2-for-4 with two runs and a solo homer from the leadoff spot. Seth Martinez (0-1) took the loss as he was responsible for Kansas City’s four-run ninth.
Rockies 13, Padres 2
Nolan Jones went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and three RBIs to spark host Colorado over San Diego in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Sean Bouchard added a two-run homer as part of his three-hit, three-RBI day and Zac Veen contributed a bases-loaded triple as the Rockies racked up 17 hits. Bradley Blalock (2-0) picked up the win with two innings of scoreless relief.
Jose Iglesias led off the game with a double and went 2-for-3 for the Padres. Robert Suarez (0-1) took the loss as he allowed four runs, five hits and one walk while retiring just one batter in the fourth.
Angels 1, White Sox 1
Chicago outhit Los Angeles 11-3, but the host White Sox went 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position to end matters with a tie in Phoenix.
Miguel Vargas and Josh Rojas notched two hits apiece for the White Sox while starter Justin Dunn threw three hitless innings.
Jose Soriano handled the first three innings for the Angels and amassed five strikeouts while yielding three walks, five hits and one run. Former White Sox catcher Chuckie Robinson forged the tie with an RBI single in the eighth.
Red Sox 6, Twins 5
RBI singles by Marcelo Mayer and Mark Kolozsvary in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Boston to a win over visiting Minnesota in Fort Myers, Fla.
Triston Casas hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox in the first inning. Boston starter Tanner Houck was tagged for five runs on eight hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings.
Ryan Jeffers knocked in two runs while Matt Wallner and Carlos Correa each collected two hits for the Twins. Joe Ryan permitted four runs on two hits (including Casas’ slam) in 2 1/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
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