Royals fall to Rangers
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.