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Carter Cunningham hit a walk-off home run with two strikes and two outs to lift the Toronto Blue Jays' split squad over the visiting New York Yankees 6-5 on Monday in Dunedin, Fla.

Matt Whatley tied the game with a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth before the 2024 10th-round draft pick went deep to right center. Yankees reliever Baron Stuart (0-1) gave up both homers.

Bo Bichette had a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, while starter Kevin Gausman allowed three runs on four hits in three innings. Eric Pardinho (1-0) struck out two in the top of the ninth.

Ben Rice hit a solo homer and a run-scoring single, Trent Grisham hit a two-run bomb and Brenny Escanio put the Yankees ahead 5-4 with a dinger in the top of the eighth.

Phillies 4, Blue Jays 2

Keaton Anthony's eighth-inning home run capped Philadelphia's comeback win over visiting Toronto in Clearwater, Fla.

J.T. Realmuto (double) and Dylan Campbell (single) also had RBIs for the Phillies. Jordan Romano (1-0) got two outs against his former team as the fourth of six Philadelphia pitchers after Aaron Nola struck out five in a 4 2/3-inning start.

Rainer Nunez and Davis Schneider hit home runs to give Toronto a 2-0 lead. Zach Pop (1-1) blew the save, allowing two runs in 2/3 of an inning.

Orioles 12, Red Sox 3

Daz Cameron went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs to highlight visiting Baltimore's 16-hit attack in a blowout of Boston's split squad in Fort Myers, Fla.

The Orioles' hits consisted of 14 singles and doubles by Cameron and Livan Soto. Luis Vazquez went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles, including the go-ahead hit early in an eight-run sixth inning. Zach Fruit (1-0) threw four strikeouts and allowed two runs (one earned) over three innings of relief.

Rafael Devers, Trevor Story and Alex Bregman drove in runs for the Red Sox. Greg Weissert (0-1), who relieved starter Tanner Houck after 4 1/3 frames, was shelled for six runs on four hits and three walks in 2/3 of an inning.

Red Sox 2, Braves 1

Marcelo Mayer's two-run single in the sixth inning held up as the decisive blow as Boston edged host Atlanta in North Port, Fla.

The Red Sox finished with just two hits but had two aboard via walks when Mayer singled to left off Ian Anderson (2-2). Adam Ottavino (1-0) threw 1 2/3 innings of relief for Boston.

Braves starter Spencer Strider struck out six in 2 2/3 perfect innings in his spring debut. Orlando Arcia got the Braves on the board with a sac fly in the seventh.

Pirates 4, Twins 2

Ke'Bryan Hayes, Joey Bart and Bryan Reynolds went yard to supply all of Pittsburgh's offense in a split-squad win over visiting Minnesota in Bradenton, Fla.

Hayes' home run was a two-run blast and Nick Yorke finished 2-for-3 for the Pirates. Paul Skenes (2-0) struck out seven and scattered five hits and three walks over 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball.

Mike Ford hit an RBI double and Matt Wallner homered for the Twins. Joe Ryan (1-1) yielded three runs over four innings, including Hayes' and Bart's long balls. Ryan fanned four.

Tigers 9, Pirates 6

Kevin McGonigle hit a tiebreaking single and scored on a wild pitch to help host Detroit beat Pittsburgh in Lakeland, Fla.

Gleyber Torres and Colt Keith (3-for-3) hit two-run doubles in a five-run first inning for the Tigers, who later let the Pirates come back to tie it 6-6 on a two-error play in the fifth. Tommy Kahnle (1-0) pitched a scoreless sixth, scattering two hits for Detroit.

Endy Rodriguez hit an RBI triple, and Nick Gonzales had a two-run double for the Pirates. Justin Lawrence (0-2) allowed two runs on two hits and two walks in the sixth.

Cardinals 6, Nationals 2

Jose Fermin followed an RBI double in the third inning with a three-run double in the seventh to power visiting St. Louis past Washington in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Victor Scott II added a solo home run among his two hits for the Cardinals. Onetime Nationals starter Erick Fedde (1-2) struck out four and yielded one unearned run on three hits in five innings for St. Louis.

Mackenzie Gore (2-1) went five innings and allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk. He fanned four. Keibert Ruiz and former Cardinal Paul DeJong drove in the Nationals' runs.

Mets 6, Marlins 5

Alexander Canario's two-run home run in the top of the ninth proved crucial as New York's split squad held on to beat host Miami in Jupiter, Fla.

Canario also drew three walks while Nick Roselli's RBI double sparked a three-run eighth for the Mets. Justin Hagenman (1-0) followed Paul Blackburn's four innings with four of his own for the win; the pair combined for 10 strikeouts.

Dane Myers hit a two-run homer early for the Marlins before they clawed back with three runs in the ninth, one on a fielding error and two more on Jesus Hernandez's ground-rule double. The blown save and loss went to Anthony Bender (1-1).

Rays 2, Mets 0

Mike Vasil led a combined three-hitter as Tampa Bay struck out 14 batters to blank host New York in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Vasil (1-1) pitched the first three innings and fanned four, scattering three walks and two hits. Jacob Waguespack threw two perfect innings with four Ks for the save. Josh Lowe homered for the second straight day for the Rays.

Francisco Lindor had two of the Mets' three hits, including a double. Griffin Canning (1-1) tossed nine strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings, giving up one run on three hits.

--Field Level Media