Jason Giambi took his image-rehabilitation tour on the road for the first time this spring and was given a warm reception. Carlos Beltran needed just one at-bat to hear how his new fans felt about him.

Giambi got his first hit of the year in the New York Yankees’ 9-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday in Lakeland, Fla.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” Giambi said after going 1-for-4. “You never know, and that way you never set yourself up to be let down.”

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Beltran hit a two-run homer in the first inning of his first home game with the Mets. Beltran also singled in three at-bats and helped New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4.

“When you go out, you don’t want to let the fans down,” said Beltran, who signed a seven-year, $119 million contract in January.

Sammy Sosa, who hit his first homer with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, did something even more memorable Saturday: He got ejected while playing the outfield during the second inning of the Orioles’ 9-6 loss to the Nationals at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The sequence of events that led to Sosa’s ejection by second base umpire C.B. Bucknor began in the bottom of the first inning when he was called out by home-plate umpire Joe West on a high third strike. After Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera opened the second inning by going to a 2-0 count on leadoff hitter Brad Wilkerson, Sosa was ejected.

“I said, ‘That was a strike,'” Sosa said, “and then the second-base umpire was like, ‘Knock it off.’ I said something back to him, and that was everything.”

Twins (ss) 12, Red Sox (ss) 7

At Fort Myers, Fla., David Ortiz hit a grand slam for Boston against his former team.

Twins (ss) 6, Pirates 2

At Bradenton, Fla., Scott Baker, one of Minnesota’s top pitching prospects, retired all six batters he faced.

Devil Rays 8, Blue Jays 4

At Dunedin, Fla., Denny Neagle pitched two scoreless innings for Tampa Bay.

Braves 4, Astros 3, 10 innings

At Kissimmee, Fla., Horacio Ramirez, coming off a shoulder injury, pitched a hitless and pain-free inning.

Indians 5, Phillies 3

At Clearwater, Fla., prospect Gavin Floyd worked three scoreless innings for Philadelphia, but Jose Morban and John Rodriguez homered to rally Cleveland.

Padres (ss) 5, Mariners 2

At Peoria, Ariz., Ramon Hernandez hit a two-run double, and Brian Lawrence pitched two scoreless innings for San Diego.

Giants (ss) 5, Padres 4, 10 inn.

At Scottsdale, Ariz., Darrell May, trying to become San Diego’s fifth starter, held the Giants scoreless for two innings.

Cubs 8, Giants (ss) 2

At Mesa, Ariz., San Francisco’s Moises Alou went hitless in two at-bats against his former team. Giants starter Jerome Williams gave up six hits and five runs in the first inning.

Rockies 7, Angels 6

At Tempe, Ariz., Jason Jennings pitched two hitless innings in his first start of the spring for Colorado.

White Sox 10, Diamondbacks 0

At Tucson, Ariz., Carl Everett hit a grand slam, and Chicago had five extra-base hits.