Kirby Puckett’s stroke left the Minnesota Twins shaken.

“We all put things in perspective here,” manager Ron Gardenhire said, nearly breaking down. “That pretty much takes away from anything you do at the ballpark. Our hearts and our prayers are all with Puck. We know it’s a tough situation out there.”

The Hall of Fame outfielder had a stroke at his Arizona home Sunday and was taken to a Scottsdale hospital for surgery, the Twins announced from their spring training camp in Fort Myers, Fla. The 44-year-old Puckett led Minnesota to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991.

“The doctors said that if he has good luck, he’ll be all right. You have to keep the faith,” former Twins manager Tom Kelly said.

In Scottsdale, Roger Clemens struck out three in two scoreless innings and Chase Utley went 5-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs in Team USA’s debut – a 12-7 exhibition victory over a San Francisco Giants split squad.

In Peoria, Ariz., the Seattle Mariners learned starting pitcher Gil Meche has a strained oblique muscle on his left side.

At Jupiter, Fla., second baseman Pokey Reese’s contract was terminated by the Florida Marlins, who said they were disappointed not to receive an explanation regarding his abrupt departure from spring training.

In other spring training games:

Tigers 4, Pirates 1

At Lakeland, Fla., Jeremy Bonderman pitched two scoreless innings in his first start of the spring.

Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2

At Dunedin, Fla., Mike Mussina allowed four hits and a run in his 2006 debut, throwing 22â3 innings.

Braves (ss) 4, Netherlands 0

At Kissimmee, Fla., John Smoltz started Andruw Jones off with a knuckleball in a matchup of Atlanta teammates.

Indians 6, Braves (ss) 4

At Winter Haven, Fla., Jason Johnson pitched three scoreless innings for Cleveland.

Devil Rays 7, Reds 5

At Sarasota, Fla., Edwin Encarnacion drove in another run for Cincinnati, giving him eight in his last three games.

Dominican Republic 12, Astros (ss) 8

At Kissimmee, Fla., Houston reliever Juan Gutierrez pitched for his team, changed uniforms and pitched for the Dominicans in the bottom half.

Phillies 4, Astros (ss) 3, 10 innings

At Clearwater, Fla., Cory Lidle allowed one run and two hits in three innings.

Cardinals 6, Marlins 3

At Jupiter, Fla., Mark Mulder threw three scoreless innings.

Nationals 10, Orioles 6

At Viera, Fla., Washington third baseman Ryan Zimmerman homered.

D’backs 6, White Sox 5

At Tucson, Ariz., Chicago lost its sixth consecutive game.

Dodgers 16, Mets (ss) 2

At Vero Beach, Fla., Derek Lowe and Odalis Perez each pitched three shutout innings.

Puerto Rico 6, Mets (ss) 1

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Carlos Beltran hit a two-run single off Mets teammate Billy Wagner.

Padres 13, Mariners 7

At Peoria, Ariz., Josh Barfield hit a tiebreaking, three-run double.

Cubs 5, Giants (ss) 1

At Mesa, Ariz., Chicago second baseman Jerry Hairston was taken to a hospital after being hit in the head by a pitch.

Brewers 9, Rangers 3

At Surprise, Ariz., Milwaukee lefty Doug Davis struck out four of eight batters but gave up a homer to Brad Wilkerson.

Athletics 8, Angels 5

At Phoenix, Scott McClain and Freddie Bynum each hit a two-run homer for Oakland.

Red Sox (ss) 3, Australia 0

At Fort Myers, Fla., Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer, and top prospect Jon Lester threw two shutout innings for Boston.