Hot dogs, peanuts and tea.

Baseball sent spring training overseas Saturday with the first major-league game in China.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres played to a 3-3 tie in an exhibition game before 12,224 fans at the new Olympic venue in Beijing.

Blue sky replaced gray smog, and a breeze in left field unfurled China’s red flag alongside the Stars and Stripes. But most fans knew so little about the rules that nobody booed when play was called after nine innings. Forgive them if they didn’t sing along to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

“It’s historic if nothing else,” commissioner Bud Selig said.

“You didn’t really capture the fact you were in China unless you knew you were in China,” said Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, whose wind-blown double in the eighth tied the score. “The atmosphere was great, and the field was in great condition. … You just felt like you were at a ballpark playing baseball.”

The Los Angeles Angels will start the season without ace John Lackey, out three to four weeks because of a strained right triceps.

Lackey underwent an MRI on Friday in Scottsdale, Ariz., that confirmed Dr. Lewis Yocum’s diagnosis. The right-hander already has started rehabilitation and won’t participate in any baseball activities until he is re-evaluated, the team said.

Lackey won 19 games last year and led the AL with a 3.01 ERA.

Scott Kazmir won’t start on opening day for Tampa Bay after having his first scheduled spring training start Sunday pushed back a few days.

In other news, the St. Louis Cardinals were awaiting results of an MRI on Juan Gonzalez’s strained abdomen, an injury that has slowed his comeback attempt.

Cardinals 10, Mets 3

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Johan Santana gave up four runs – three earned – in five innings and grounded out in his first plate appearance of the spring for New York.

Yankees (ss) 11, Tigers 7

At Lakeland, Fla., Detroit’s Curtis Granderson drove in four runs with two homers and a triple.

Rays (ss) 7, Yankees (ss) 2

At Tampa, Fla., Alex Rodriguez pulled up 15 feet short of home plate and allowed Rays catcher Josh Paul to gently tag him, helping New York and Tampa Bay avoid a repeat of last weekend’s skirmish.

Red Sox 16, Reds 6

At Fort Myers, Fla., Boston’s Julio Lugo had two hits after sitting out the previous 12 days because of a back injury.

White Sox 5, Cubs 3

At Tucson, Ariz., Jim Thome hit a two-run homer, his second of the spring.

Blue Jays 4, Pirates 1

At Dunedin, Fla., Roy Halladay pitched five solid innings and Matt Stairs hit a two-run double for Toronto.

Twins 11, Phillies 2

At Clearwater, Fla., Minnesota’s Carlos Gomez went 3-for-4 with his first home run this spring, and Ryan Howard homered for Philadelphia.

Angels 5, Diamondbacks 4, 10 innings

At Tempe, Ariz., Randy Johnson worked three innings in his second spring start and allowed only a solo homer to Los Angeles’ Gary Matthews Jr.

Indians 14, Astros (ss) 6

At Winter Haven, Fla., Andy Marte homered twice and drove in six runs, helping his bid for a roster spot with Cleveland.

Astros (ss) 15, Braves (ss) 6

At Kissimmee, Fla., Roy Oswalt threw six nearly perfect innings for Houston, allowing his only baserunner on an error and striking out seven.

Rays (ss) 11, Braves (ss) 10

At Kissimmee, Fla., John Smoltz pitched four scoreless innings before allowing five runs in the fifth, including a two-run homer by Carlos Pena.

Giants (ss) 14, Mariners 8

At Scottsdale, Ariz., Barry Zito allowed seven runs and seven hits with four walks for San Francisco. Seattle’s Erik Bedard gave up homers by Aaron Rowand, Ray Durham and Randy Winn.

Dodgers (ss) 6, Nationals 1

At Viera, Fla., Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda won for the first time this spring while filling in for Joe Torre, and Brad Penny pitched five shutout innings for Los Angeles.

Athletics (ss) 10, Giants (ss) 2

At Phoenix, Bobby Crosby, Donnie Murphy and Kurt Suzuki drove in two runs apiece during an eight-run first inning.

Marlins 7, Orioles 6

At Jupiter, Fla., Hanley Ramirez hit his third home run this spring, and Rick VandenHurk threw three perfect innings before giving up three runs in the fourth for Florida.

Rangers 10, Rockies 5

At Surprise, Ariz., Eric Hurley allowed two runs in four innings, and David Murphy hit two homers for Texas.

Athletics (ss) 9, Padres (ss) 3

At Peoria, Ariz., Lenny DiNardo gave up one run in 32â3 innings to earn his second win.