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Associated Press

March 24, 2008

TUCSON, ARIZ. — White Sox starter John Danks allowed five runs, six hits and four walks in 41â3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals knocked off Chicago, 6-5.

Royals starter Zack Greinke gave up two runs and four hits in six innings, his longest stint of the spring.

Red Sox 9, Yomiuri 2

At Tokyo, J.D. Drew hit his second homer in two exhibition games, a grand slam in the sixth inning to help Boston rout Yomiuri.

Cardinals 14, Mets 4

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Orlando Hernandez and Mike Pelfrey combined to give up 13 runs and 17 hits in 71â3 innings.

Twins 3, Orioles 1

At Fort Myers, Fla., Minnesota's Francisco Liriano pitched four hitless innings.

Phillies 15, Blue Jays 7

At Dunedin, Fla., Toronto's A.J. Burnett allowed seven runs and eight hits in 51â3 innings, and Philadelphia's Cole Hamels gave up five runs and nine hits in 51â3 innings.

Braves 4, Astros 2

At Kissimmee, Fla., Mike Hampton gave up two runs in six innings.

Rays 10, Reds 9

At Sarasota, Fla., Johnny Cueto of Cincinnati was roughed up for the first time this spring, retiring only two of the 10 batters he faced in the first inning.

Indians 3, Tigers 3, 10 innings

At Lakeland, Fla., Yorman Bazardo retired all nine batters he face in Detroit's tie with Cleveland.

Pirates 8, Yankees 0

At Bradenton, Fla., Pittsburgh's Paul Maholm allowed two hits in six shutout innings.

Marlins 4, Nationals 2

At Jupiter, Fla., Rick VandenHurk made a solid case for a spot in the Florida rotation, allowing two runs and four hits over four innings.

Rockies 8, Dodgers 2

At Tucson, Ariz., Brad Hawpe was back in the lineup for the Rockies after missing the last 11 games due to a bum left elbow. Hawpe finished 2-for-3 with a double and a triple and four RBIs.

Angels 8, Mariners 2

At Tempe, Ariz., Dustin Moseley pitched five scoreless innings, and Los Angeles got home runs from Gary Matthews Jr. and Juan Rivera.

Brewers 5, D'backs 4

At Phoenix, Rickie Weeks returned from a hand injury and hit a three-run homer for Milwaukee.

Cubs 7, Padres 3

At Peoria, Ariz., Kerry Wood struck out two in a scoreless inning during his third appearance in four days, and the Cubs scored seven runs off Greg Maddux.

Rangers 4, Giants 2

At Surprise, Ariz., Tim Lincecum made his fourth start for San Francisco this spring and gave up a two-run homer.