Associated Press
Spring Training roundup …
FORT MYERS, Fla. ó Delmon Young hit a two-run homer and Scott Baker pitched six solid innings to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Friday.
Jake Fox hit his ninth home run of the spring and Adam Jones his fifth for Baltimore. Nolan Reimold also went deep.
Orioles starter Brad Bergesen was hit on the right forearm by Denard Span’s line drive in the first inning. Bergesen left the game after throwing only four pitches, but X-rays were negative and the injury was determined to be a bruise.
Rays 9, Pirates 5
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. ó Justin Ruggiano drove in three runs to lift Tampa Bay over Pittsburgh.
Ruggiano’s two-run single off Joel Hanrahan snapped a sixth-inning tie. He added an RBI in the eighth as the Rays won their fifth straight spring training game.
Yankees 6, Astros 4
TAMPA, Fla. ó Ivan Nova all but locked up a spot in New York’s rotation, pitching six impressive innings against Houston.
The right-hander allowed two runs and three hits with two walks and a pair of strikeouts.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi is expected to announce Saturday that Nova will fill one of two open spots in the rotation. Nova, Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon were all but assured positions on the pitching staff earlier in the day when the Yankees traded right-hander Sergio Mitre to Milwaukee for outfielder Chris Dickerson.
Eric Chavez had a solo homer and Brett Gardner added a two-run shot off Astros No. 5 starter Nelson Figueroa in the second. Russell Martin hit a two-run triple in the sixth.
Marlins 6, Mets 5
JUPITER, Fla. ó Anibal Sanchez threw three-hit ball for 51/3 scoreless innings in his longest outing of the spring for Florida.
Mike Stanton had two more RBIs, one each on a double and a sacrifice fly. He has nine RBIs in two games since he made his Grapefruit League debut Thursday after missing most of the spring with a right quadriceps strain.
Ike Davis homered for New York.
Angels 10, Athletics 3
PHOENIX ó Jeff Mathis hit a two-run homer and Matt Palmer pitched six strong innings as Los Angeles beat Oakland.
Mathis’ homer, his first of the spring, highlighted a four-run third against Brandon McCarthy. A one-out single by Mathis in the fifth drove in Alberto Callaspo, who led off the inning with a double.
Andy LaRoche, making a bid to earn a utility role for Oakland, hit his fourth homer of the spring. Hideki Matsui was hitless in four at-bats, dropping his average to .115.
Padres 10, Reds 4
GOODYEAR, Ariz ó Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez pitched five shaky innings in a tuneup for his start on opening day.
Volquez allowed three runs on nine hits and four walks in his final outing before facing Milwaukee next week.
Brewers 7, Indians 4
PHOENIX ó Carlos Gomez hit a grand slam to lead Milwaukee over Cleveland.
George Kottaras also homered and Rickie Weeks had three hits for the Brewers.
Cubs 6, Mariners (ss) 3
MESA, Ariz. ó Randy Wells tossed 5 2-3 solid innings after manager Mike Quade announced he had earned the No. 4 spot in Chicago’s rotation.
Wells gave up five hits and three runs while striking out eight as the Cubs won their third straight.
Diamondbacks (ss) 6, Dodgers (ss) 3
TUCSON, Ariz. ó Armando Galarraga went six innings and Arizona beat Los Angeles in a split-squad game that benefited victims of the January shooting that killed six and injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Dallas Green, brother of victim Christina-Taylor Green and grandson of former major league manager Dallas Green, threw out a first pitch. So did Ken Dorushka, who was injured in the shooting.
Nationals 3, Cardinals 2
VIERA, Fla. ó Tom Gorzelanny and Kyle Lohse both pitched well for six innings as Washington beat St. Louis.
Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman played for the first time since March 14. After missing 10 games with a strained left groin, he went 0 for 3 and played six innings in the field.