Surprise, Ariz. ? Josh Hamilton just keeps on reaching base.

The Rangers outfielder went 2-for-2, raising his batting average to .607. He has reached base in 10 consecutive plate appearances in his past four games, going 9-for-9 with a walk. Texas beat Kansas City, 10-8, on Friday.

Meanwhile, Royals pitcher Brett Tomko gave up six runs, four earned and eight hits in 41â3 innings. He walked one and struck out four.

Rays 8, Blue Jays 4

At St. Petersburg, Fla., B.J. Ryan, pitching for the first time since April, struck out two of the three batters.

Red Sox 7, Orioles 4, 61â2 inn.

At Fort Myers, Fla., Daisuke Matsuzaka threw 25 of his 53 pitches in the first of his four innings and left after allowing two runs and four hits with two strikeouts and no walks.

Mets 8, Marlins 2

At Jupiter, Fla., John Maine threw five more scoreless innings to extend his streak to 10 innings without allowing a run.

Mariners 9, Rockies 4

At Peoria, Ariz., Ichiro Suzuki hit his first spring home run.

Reds (ss) 7, Yankees 7, tie

At Sarasota, Fla., Alex Rodriguez hit his third home run of the spring.

Athletics 8, White Sox 1

At Tucson, Ariz., Oakland starting pitcher Rich Harden allowed only one hit, a run-scoring single by Alexei Ramirez in five innings.

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4

At Vero Beach, Fla., Rick Ankiel hit two home runs for St. Louis, and Esteban Loaiza gave up a run and three hits in five innings.

Braves 9, Phillies 1

At Clearwater, Fla., shortstop Yunel Escobar’s grand slam capped a six-run second inning.

Angels 6, Cubs 5

At Mesa., Ariz., Ryan Dempster failed to make it out of the second inning, giving up six runs.

Giants 11, Diamondbacks 6

At Scottsdale, Ariz., Bengie Molina drove in three runs off Arizona ace Brandon Webb.

Twins 4, Pirates (ss) 1

At Fort Myers, Boof Bonser pitched four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and a walk, striking out three to lower his spring ERA to 3.00.

Reds (ss) 5, Pirates (ss) 0

At Bradenton, Fla., Josh Fogg pitched five strong inning.

Nationals (ss) 8, Indians (ss) 4

At Viera, Fla., Jason Michaels, Ben Francisco and Kelly Shoppach hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning.

Indians (ss) 3, Nationals (ss) 2

At Winter Haven, Fla., Franklin Gutierrez drove in three runs.