Closer Francisco Rodriguez gave up bases-empty homers to Alex Monsalve and Christian Lopes in the ninth inning, and Toronto Blue Jays posted a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in Lakeland, Fla. Toronto's Ryan McBroom hit his third homer of the spring in the seventh inning. Nick Castellanos had his fourth homer and eighth…
New York Yankees' Opening Day starter Masahiro Tanaka combined with two relievers to no-hit Detroit in a 3-0 win on Friday in Lakeland, Fla. Tanaka struck six and walked two in 4 1/3 innings. Chasen Shreve got the final two outs in the fifth and Jordan Montgomery closed out the gem with four perfect innings. Cubs…
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Chris Sale allowed two runs and four hits over two innings in his unofficial Boston Red Sox debut in a 5-5 tie with the Houston Astros in Grapefruit League action Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Sale faced 11 hitters and allowed an unearned run on a sacrifice fly by Evan Gattis and the other run…
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Masahiro Tanaka fired three scoreless innings Sunday, and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in a Grapefruit League game in Sarasota, Fla. Tanaka struck out four while allowing three hits and no walks. Matt Holliday hit two doubles and scored a run for the Yankees. Jameson Taillon and Clay Holmes each threw two…
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Carlos Martinez made his spring training debut with three scoreless innings Wednesday as the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 6-1 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday in Jupiter, Fla. Randal Grichuk supplied the big hit in a five-run third inning, walloping a three-run homer. Phillip Evans' solo homer in the ninth allowed New York…
