For Bartolo Colon, it was almost as if he’d been pitching all spring. Carlos Beltran, however, felt as if he hadn’t played center field before.

And Ichiro Suzuki wasn’t sure he’d ever get another hit.

Colon pitched two solid innings Thursday in his first time on the mound for the Boston Red Sox, a 3-3 tie against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fort Myers, Fla.

At Peoria, Ariz., Suzuki broke an 0-for-21 skid with his first hit of the spring, an infield single in the Seattle Mariners’ 3-3 tie with the San Francisco Giants.

And at Jupiter, Fla., Beltran played in center field for the first time since having offseason arthroscopic surgery on both knees, and felt like he was learning how to play the position again.

“The first fly ball, I felt like I didn’t know what to do,” the Mets’ cleanup hitter said after a 6-5, 10-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. “It’s been a lot of work for me.”

In other spring training games:

Cubs 3, Padres (ss) 2

At Mesa, Ariz., San Diego starter Greg Maddux took a line drive off his thigh and had to leave the game after two innings.

Pirates 5, Yankees 3

At Tampa, Fla., Mike Mussina threw five perfect innings, but got overshadowed by Billy Crystal, who struck out in his lone at-bat for New York.

Tigers 6, Braves 6, 10 inn.

At Lakeland, Fla., Todd Jones pitched a perfect inning against a major-league club for the first time this spring.

Indians 9, Blue Jays 5

At Winter Haven, Fla., Travis Hafner hit his first home run of the spring.

Brewers 8, Diamondbacks 6

At Tucson, Ariz., Milwaukee’s Jeff Suppan was hit by a line drive in the fourth inning, ending a rough day in which he gave up six runs.

Orioles 3, Twins 1

At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jay Payton hit an RBI double and scored a run for Baltimore while Delmon Young hit an eighth-inning double for Minnesota, ending an 0-for-13 skid.

Astros 7, Dodgers (ss) 6

At Kissimmee, Fla., Houston’s Shawn Chacon was roughed up for five hits and five runs in three innings.

Rockies 6, Rangers 6, tie

At Tucson, Ariz., Todd Helton hit a two-run homer for his first home run of the spring. The Rangers’ Josh Hamilton went 3-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI.

Marlins 2, Nationals 1

At Viera, Fla., Mark Hendrickson pitched five strong innings, allowing a run on three hits while striking out six.

Phillies 10, Reds 7

At Sarasota, Fla., Cincinnati starter Jeremy Affeldt gave up seven runs in 31â3 innings.