Surprise, Ariz. ? Hank Blalock and Milton Bradley hit back-to-back homers, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-5, on Thursday.

Rays 9, Indians 7 (10 inn.)

At Winter Haven, Fla., Carlos Pena hit one of Tampa Bay’s three home runs.

Pirates 5, Yankees 2

In Tampa, Fla., Derek Jeter homered, but the Yankees lost in the first game at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Brewers 10, Cubs 10

At Mesa, Ariz., Alfonso Soriano hit a homer for the Cubs, while Mike Cameron went deep for Milwaukee.

Mariners 10 (ss), Padres 10

At Peoria, Ariz., Seattle’s Felix Hernandez gave up three runs and nine hits.

D-backs 8, White Sox 4

At Tucson, Ariz., Arizona’s Dan Haren allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings.

Mets 9, Braves 4

At Kissimmee, Fla., Mets lefty Oliver Perez gave up three runs and seven hits in 61â3 innings, striking out four and walking one.

Blue Jays 8, Astros 3

At Dunedin, Fla., Toronto third baseman Scott Rolen said his broken right middle finger could sideline him six weeks.

Tigers 14, Phillies 5

At Lakeland, Fla., Detroit’s Brandon Inge went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and Placido Polanco, and Clete Thomas homered for the Tigers.

Rockies 6, Angels (ss) 2

At Tempe, Ariz., Troy Tulowitzki, Garrett Atkins and Chris Iannetta hit home runs for Colorado.

Reds 5, Twins 1

At Sarasota, Fla., Bronson Arroyo pitched seven shutout innings for Cincinnati, throwing 65 strikes in 89 pitches.

Nationals 2, Orioles 1

At Viera, Fla., Dmitri Young went 1-for-2 for Washington in his quest to win the starting first-base job over Nick Johnson.

Cardinals 2, Marlins 0

At Jupiter, Fla., Rick VandenHurk walked five and needed 100 pitches to get through 42â3 innings in his first outing after Florida made him its No. 2 starter.

Angels (ss) 2, Dodgers 2

In Anaheim, Calif., Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run homer for the Angels.

Mariners 7, Giants 2

In San Francisco, Yuniesky Betancourt went 2-for-2 with a home run and had five RBIs for the Giants.