Butler keeps hitting, but Royals fall

? Billy Butler is hitting almost everything now for the Royals. Even his teammates.

Butler singled twice and ran over Royals starter John Bale while trying to cover second base in the Kansas City Royals’ 8-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

Padres 9, Rangers 5

At Surprise, Ariz., Greg Maddux allowed one run and one hit over three innings.

Marlins (ss) 5, Red Sox 2

At Fort Myers, Fla., Gaby Hernandez pitched three shutout innings.

Marlins (ss) 12, Mets 4 (ss)

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Mike Pelfrey allowed seven runs in 31â3 innings.

Mets (ss) 4, Orioles 1

At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., George Sherrill pitched a perfect fourth inning.

Dodgers 20, Cardinals 6

At Jupiter, Fla., Rafael Furcal and Delwyn Young homered.

Nationals 12, Astros (ss) 10

At Kissimmee, Fla., Ryan Zimmerman homered.

Astros (ss) 7, Braves (ss) 4

At Kissimmee, Fla., Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run in four innings.

Reds 13, Braves (ss) 8

At Sarasota, Fla., Brandon Phillips homered.

Indians 9, Phillies 5

At Winter Haven, Fla., Fausto Carmona pitched three shutout innings.

Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3

At Dunedin, Fla., Scott Rolen hit his first homer of the spring.

Twins 8, Pirates 4

At Bradenton, Fla., Craig Monroe and Jason Kubel homered.

Rays 4, Yankees 1

Elliot Johnson lowered his shoulder and floored New York catcher Francisco Cervelli. Cervelli broke his right wrist.

Athletics (ss) 5, Mariners 2

At Peoria, Ariz., Ichiro Suzuki went hitless, leaving him 0-for-14.

Athletics (ss) 7, Cubs (ss) 6

At Phoenix, Daryle Ward had three hits.

Cubs (ss) 4, Diamondbacks 1

At Mesa, Ariz., Alfonso Soriano had two hits.

Rockies 6, Angels (ss) 2

At Tucson, Ariz., Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer.

Angels (ss) 6, Giants (ss) 6

At Tempe, Ariz., Ray Durham hit a three-run double.

White Sox 6, Giants (ss) 4

At Tucson, Ariz., Brad Eldred hit a two-run homer.