Tuscon, Ariz. ? Alex Gordon went 3-for-4 and scored two runs, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-4, on Thursday.

Gordon, the second overall pick in June’s amateur draft, is 9-for-20 this spring. A two-time Big 12 player of the year at Nebraska, he hit .353 with 44 homers and 189 RBIs in his three-year career.

Mark Teahen hit a sacrifice fly off Arizona reliever Brandon Lyon in the seventh inning to tie it at 4. Wilson Valdez’s RBI single against Randy Choate in the eighth gave the Royals a 5-4 lead.

Jeremy Affeldt, in contention for a spot in Kansas City’s starting rotation, allowed two earned runs in 41â3 innings with two walks and two strikeouts. Four Royals relievers did not allow a run the rest of the way.

In other spring training games:

Nationals 8, Tigers (ss) 2

At Viera, Fla., Washington played without shortstop Cristian Guzman. Guzman is trying to avoid surgery on his injured right shoulder, but if two weeks of rest and rehab do not work, he could miss much of the season.

Red Sox (ss) 4, Twins (ss) 3

At Fort Myers, Fla., Josh Beckett allowed one run and five hits in five innings for the Red Sox.

Devil Rays 7, Red Sox 2

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Aubrey Huff had two hits and two RBIs, and the Devil Rays stole three bases.

Twins (ss) 12, Indians 5

At Winter Haven, Fla., Minnesota roughed up Cleveland starter Cliff Lee for five runs.

Astros 10, Yankees (ss) 5

At Tampa, Fla., Houston right fielder Luke Scott hit a two-run homer and finished with four RBIs, and Mike Lamb drove in three runs.

Tigers (ss) 4, Yankees (ss) 3

At Lakeland, Fla., Omar Infante, Vance Wilson and Marcus Thames homered for the Tigers.

Dodgers 5, Marlins 2

At Vero Beach, Fla., Dodgers starter Aaron Sele gave up his first two runs of the spring.

Mets 6, Braves 5

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., New York second baseman Kaz Matsui sprained his right knee sliding into second base in the first inning. He will have an MRI today. Ramon Castro had a two-out RBI single.

Phillies 7, Blue Jays 1

At Clearwater, Fla., Gavin Floyd allowed one run and five hits in four innings.

Orioles 4, Cardinals 2

At Jupiter, Fla., Brian Bock hit a two-run single in the ninth inning.

Reds 7, Pirates 2

At Sarasota, Fla., Cincinnati starter Brandon Claussen gave up two runs in four innings, and Adam Dunn hit his second home run of the spring.

Athletics 10, Brewers 9

At Phoenix, Oakland first baseman Dan Johnson had a two-run homer.

Rangers 4, Giants 3

At Surprise, Ariz., Texas starter Kameron Loe gave up four hits and two runs in 42â3 innings.

Cubs 7, Angels 6

At Tempe, Ariz., Jeff Weaver struggled again for the Angels, allowing five earned runs and nine hits in four innings.