In St. Petersburg, Fla., Josh Beckett, traded from Florida to Boston in a seven-player trade during the offseason, allowed five runs in three innings of the Red Sox’s 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Even though it’s only spring training, Beckett did not take the performance lightly.

“It’s not like I was just out there trying to throw my pitches. If I was going to do that, I would have just thrown a 50-pitch bullpen. When I’m out there, I’m trying to get people out,” the 2003 World Series MVP said.

Julio Lugo and Jonny Gomes each hit a solo homer in the first for the Devil Rays. They scored off Beckett on Carl Crawford’s RBI double, Aubrey Huff’s sacrifice fly and a wild pitch in the third. The three-run third followed a perfect second for Beckett, who allowed five hits, struck out two and walked one.

In Scottsdale, Ariz., Jeff Weaver also had a rocky debut with his new team.

Weaver, signed to a one-year, $8.325 million contract in the offseason, gave up eight runs for the Los Angeles Angels, allowing a pair of three-run homers in the first inning of an 11-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

In other spring-training games:

Yankees 11, Blue Jays 8

At Tampa, Fla., Robinson Cano hit a two-run homer.

Dodgers (ss) 0, Nats (ss) 0

At Vero Beach, Fla., Los Angeles’ Brad Penny pitched three hitless innings.

Pirates 5, Twins 4

At Bradenton, Fla., Jeromy Burnitz homered.

Astros 11, Nationals (ss) 1

At Kissimmee, Fla., Preston Wilson was 2-for-2 with an RBI to lead Houston.

Orioles 12, Cardinals 8

At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Kevin Millar doubled in two runs.

Dodgers (ss) 1, Marlins 1, 10 innings

At Jupiter, Fla., Jason Vargas pitched three scoreless innings to help his bid for a spot in Florida’s rotation.

Tigers 8, Braves 2

At Kissimmee, Fla., Nate Robertson gave up two hits and an unearned run in three innings for Detroit.

Reds 5, Phillies 2

At Sarasota, Fla., Cincinnati closer David Weathers pitched while recovering from a torn tendon.

Mets 6, Indians 3

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Cliff Floyd hit a solo homer.

Cubs 12, Athletics 3

At Phoenix, Dan Haren had his second straight shaky start.

Rangers 13, Diamondbacks 11

At Tucson, Ariz., Kevin Mench had five RBIs, including a grand slam.

Mariners 8, Brewers 7

At Peoria, Ariz., Kevin Appier pitched three hitless innings.

White Sox 4, Rockies 2

At Tucson, Ariz., Pablo Ozuna had a two-run single.