Tempe, Ariz. ? Luke Hochevar was impressive in his first spring training start, and Miguel Olivo’s homer and two doubles helped the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels, 6-3, Wednesday.

Hochevar, shooting for a spot in the Royals’ rotation, recovered from a rocky first inning, allowing six hits and two runs in four innings in his third exhibition appearance.

Rays 7, Yankees 6

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Shelley Duncan’s slide into second base with his spikes raised into Tampa Bay second baseman Akinori Iwamura touched off a bench-clearing scrum that resulted in two players and two coaches being ejected during the second inning.

Red Sox 12, Twins 7

At Fort Myers, Fla., Clay Buchholz outpitched Francisco Liriano, and Joe Mauer and Brendan Harris homered for Minnesota.

Tigers 11, Astros 4

At Lakeland, Fla., Ivan Rodriguez homered twice off Houston starter Woody Williams.

Marlins 13, Cardinals 7

At Jupiter, Fla., Cameron Maybin hit two of Florida’s five home runs, while Albert Pujols hit one of four for St. Louis.

Mets 6, Orioles 2

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Orlando Hernandez threw 60 pitches in a simulated game.

White Sox 4, Rockies 1

At Tucson, Ariz., Javier Vazquez pitched five shutout innings, allowing one hit while striking out seven.

Padres 11, Giants 5

At Scottsdale, Ariz., Tim Lincecum gave up four runs in the first inning for San Francisco.

Blue Jays 4, Pirates 1

At Dunedin, Fla., A.J. Burnett pitched four solid innings, and Vernon Wells homered for Toronto.

Nationals 10, Dodgers 4

At Vero Beach, Fla., Mike O’Connor pitched five hitless innings for Washington.

Athletics 2, Diamondbacks 1

At Phoenix, Milwaukee’s Dana Eveland pitched five scoreless innings against his former team, striking out seven without a walk.

Mariners 5, Brewers 1

At Peoria, Ariz., 38-year-old lefty Arthur Rhodes pitched a perfect inning in his first outing.

Rangers 5, Cubs 4

At Surprise, Ariz., Gerald Laird homered twice for Texas, and Michael Young also connected.

Braves 11, Indians 4

At Kissimmee, Fla., Mike Hampton threw 59 pain-free pitches in a simulated game for Atlanta.

Reds 6, Phillies 1

At Clearwater, Fla., Bronson Arroyo pitched four effective innings.