Trevor Story hit two of Boston’s six homers and the Red Sox cruised to 20-5 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday in a spring training game at Fort Myers, Fla.
Boston scored in each of the eight innings that it came to the plate, topped by a six-run third inning that included homers from Story and Alex Bregman.
Trayce Thompson and Nate Eaton also went deep for the Red Sox. Story wound up 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs. Walker Buehler gave up one run in three innings for the win.
Jack Winkler hit a three-run homer for the Marlins. Miami starter Edward Cabrera yielded six runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Twins (ss) 7, Braves 1
Willi Castro doubled twice and scored a run as a Minnesota split squad beat Atlanta in Fort Myers, Fla.
Ty France and Ryan Jeffers each had two hits and an RBI for the Twins, and Brooks Lee also amassed two hits. Minnesota starter Bailey Ober fanned five while allowing one run in four innings.
Braves starter Reynaldo Lopez was tagged for five runs (three earned) on six hits in 3 1/3 innings. Jarred Kelenic homered to account for Atlanta’s lone run.
Twins (ss) 9, Rays 9
Kevin Maitan’s RBI groundout in the ninth inning allowed a Minnesota split squad to emerge with a tie against Tampa Bay in Port Charlotte, Fla.
The Twins jumped out to an 8-1 lead before the Rays found their offense, ultimately going up 9-8 in the seventh inning on Jake Mangum’s two-run double. Jonathan Aranda also knocked in two runs for Tampa Bay.
Edouard Julien and Luke Keaschall each collected two hits for the Twins. Minnesota reliever Travis Adams was charged with a blown save, but he threw three scoreless innings.
Pirates 3, Phillies 2
Jared Jones fired three innings of one-run ball, striking out six, as Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia in Bradenton, Fla.
Ji Hwan Bae had two hits and two stolen bases for the Pirates, who got a two-inning save from Eddy Yean.
Kody Clemens homered for the Phillies, and Otto Kemp hit an RBI double. Cristopher Sanchez gave up one run in three innings.
Royals 8, Angels (ss) 2 (6 innings)
Bobby Witt Jr.’s two-run first-inning homer sent Kansas City on its way to a rain-shortened win over a Los Angeles split squad in Surprise, Ariz.
Hunter Renfroe, Peyton Wilson, Vinnie Pasquantino and Brian O’Keefe also went deep for the Royals.
Tim Anderson and Nolan Schanuel each went 2-for-3 for the Angels.
Guardians 12, Athletics 5
Austin Hedges, Tyler Freeman and Daniel Schneemann each had two hits, including a home run, as Cleveland trounced the Athletics in Mesa, Ariz.
Kyle Manzardo and Micah Pries added long balls for the Guardians. Cleveland starter Joey Cantillo delivered three scoreless innings.
Miguel Andujar finished 3-for-3 for the A’s. Starter Osvaldo Bido was rocked for eight runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Tigers 11, Orioles 7
Spencer Torkelson delivered two homers and a single as Detroit outslugged Baltimore in Lakeland, Fla.
Gleyber Torres and Andrew Navigato added home runs for the Tigers. Casey Mize struck out five in a scoreless three-inning relief stint.
Sam Basallo smacked a three-run triple for the Orioles. Dean Kremer allowed six runs on six hits in three-plus innings.
Cardinals 6, Astros 4
Catchers Ivan Herrera and Leonardo Bernal homered as St. Louis topped Houston in Jupiter, Fla.
Herrera also doubled for St. Louis, which turned four double plays. Starter Miles Mikolas permitted two runs in four innings.
Jake Meyers went 2-for-2 to lead the Astros’ offense. Spencer Arrighetti walked four but gave up just one run in two innings.
Nationals 5, Mets 4
CJ Abrams hit a solo homer and an RBI single as Washington edged New York in West Palm Beach, Fla.
James Wood added a two-run homer for the Nationals. Trevor Williams logged four innings of one-run ball.
Jose Azocar had two of the Mets’ eight hits and knocked in a run. Paul Blackburn permitted three runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Yankees 8, Blue Jays 7
Cole Gabrielson’s two-run double in the bottom of the ninth lifted New York over Toronto in Tampa.
The Blue Jays, who blew a 5-3 lead to fall behind 6-5 in the eighth, scored twice on an error in the top of the ninth to move in front.
Cody Bellinger, Everson Pereira and Austin Wells homered for the Yankees. Nathan Lukes went deep for Toronto.
Rainouts
Five games scheduled for Friday — Chicago Cubs-Chicago White Sox in Phoenix; San Francisco Giants-Cincinnati Reds in Goodyear, Ariz.; Arizona Diamondbacks-Los Angeles Angels split squad in Tempe, Ariz.; San Diego Padres-Milwaukee Brewers in Phoenix; and Texas Rangers-Colorado Rockies in Scottsdale, Ariz. — were rained out.
None of the games will be rescheduled.
–Field Level Media
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