Ken Griffey Jr. was hoping to stay healthy all spring. He didn’t quite make it.

The Cincinnati center fielder strained his right calf while running out a grounder Monday night and left the Reds’ 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Sarasota, Fla., as a precaution.

“At this point in spring training, with the beginning of the season so close, we don’t want to take any chances,” trainer Mark Mann said. “We got him out of there.”

In each of the last three seasons, Griffey was seriously injured in the final week of spring training or the first week of the regular season. Last year, he dislocated his shoulder in the fifth game of the season, returned and tore up his right ankle. He then had surgery for both injuries.

Griffey, 34, hadn’t been hurt this spring, running easily on his surgically repaired ankle. He has struggled at the plate, though, batting .158.

St. Louis traded Kerry Robinson to San Diego for Brian Hunter in a swap of speedy outfielders. Robinson had been one of several Cardinals competing for playing time in left field.

“We didn’t see a spot for Kerry on our final roster,” St. Louis general manager Walt Jocketty said. “We appreciate everything that he’s done as a Cardinal and hope that this opportunity with San Diego will allow him to receive more playing time.”

Jeriome Robertson won’t start the season with the Houston Astros despite winning a team-leading 15 games as a rookie last year. Because of the additions of Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, Robertson was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans, along with reliever Kirk Saarloos.

Also, left-handed reliever Yoshitaka Mizuo agreed to a one-year contract with Anaheim after pitching in Japan for the last 12 years.

In spring training games Monday:

Devil Rays 7,

Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. swings at a pitch from Pittsburgh's Ryan Vogelsong. Griffey strained his right calf running to first base Monday in Sarasota, Fla.

Yomiuri Giants 1

At Tokyo, Jose Cruz Jr. and Robert Fick each hit a two-run homer for the Devil Rays, who finished their prep work for the season after putting on a baseball clinic at a U.S. naval base.

Red Sox 8, Orioles 3

At Fort Myers, Fla., Tim Wakefield allowed two earned runs in six innings, and Boston got homers from Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar and David Ortiz.

Twins 13, Blue Jays 2

At Dunedin, Fla., Pat Hentgen gave up six runs in his last three innings. Carlos Delgado (sore knee) is expected to return to the lineup today.

Marlins 5, Dodgers 1

At Vero Beach, Fla., Dontrelle Willis pitched six strong innings after receiving some advice from Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax.

Cardinals 5, Mets 4

At Jupiter, Fla., So Taguchi took a huge step toward securing a roster spot with St. Louis, going 4-for-4 to raise his batting average to .354.

Athletics 6, Mariners 5

At Peoria, Ariz., Athletics rookie shortstop Bobby Crosby drove in five runs with a pair of homers — his fourth and fifth of the spring.

Angels 3, Cubs 0

At Tempe, Ariz., Kelvim Escobar blanked the Cubs on three hits for seven innings in another fine performance by an Anaheim starter.

Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 6, 10 innings

At Phoenix, Lyle Overbay homered in the 10th against his former team to win it for Milwaukee.

Giants 12, Rockies 1

At Tucson, Ariz., Dustin Hermanson pitched six strong innings for San Francisco.

Braves 6, Expos 0

At Viera, Fla., Andruw Jones homered and doubled, and John Thomson had his best outing of the spring for Atlanta.

Astros 2, Indians 1

At Kissimmee, Fla., Wade Miller pitched six solid innings in his final Florida start for Houston.

Tigers 5, Phillies 1

At Clearwater, Fla., Carlos Guillen hit a three-run triple in a game in which four batters were hit by pitches.

Padres 8, Rangers 3

At Surprise, Ariz., Mark Loretta had two hits.