Field Level Media
20 Mar 2025, 05:20 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Jarren Duran hit a leadoff home run and scored a run in the seventh inning to help the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Wednesday at Fort Myers, Fla.
Boston right-hander Richard Fitts gave up three runs on six hits in four innings, while left-hander Justin Wilson (1-1) went a scoreless inning. Veteran right-hander Liam Hendriks allowed a run on two hits in the ninth for his first save of the spring
The Tigers' Riley Greene hit his second home run of the spring in the top of the fifth for a 3-2 lead. The Red Sox went up for good in the seventh inning on Roman Anthony's sacrifice fly and Tristan Cassas' RBI single.
Casey Mize's fifth start of the spring for the Tigers wasn't as dominating as his first four but he went 4 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Detroit left-hander Andrew Chafin (1-1) gave up two runs on three hits in one inning.
Rays 5 Pirates 2
Eloy Jimenez and Danny Jansen each hit home runs and Josh Lowe had three hits as Tampa Bay defeated visiting Pittsburgh at Port Charlotte, Fla.
Rays right-hander Zack Littell (1-1) gave up two runs on eight hits over six innings with five strikeouts and no walks to earn the win. Tampa Bay scored three runs in the second inning to take control.
Ji Hwan Bae went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Pirates while raising his spring batting average to .444 (16 for 36). Pittsburgh left-hander Andrew Heaney (0-3) gave up three runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and no walks.
Cardinals 7 Nationals 1
Alec Burleson and Victor Scott II each hit home runs and Lars Nootbaar had two hits with two runs scored as St. Louis scored a run in each of the first five innings and cruised to the victory over visiting Washington at Jupiter, Fla.
Cardinals left-hander Steven Matz (2-0) gave up one on four hits over six innings.
Dylan Crews scored the lone run for the Nationals when he came home on a Matz wild pitch. Washington right-hander Jake Irvin (0-1) was rocked for six runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Yankees 9 Phillies 7
Jazz Chisholm, Cody Bellinger, Pablo Reyes and Ben Rice all hit home runs as New York grabbed an eight-run lead and held on to defeat Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla.
Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman (2-1) went three scoreless innings with three strikeouts and right-hander Cade Austin pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his first save.
Brandon Marsh hit his first home run of the spring for the Phillies, while right-hander Taijuan Walker (1-1) was roughed up for six runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Boston Star news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Boston Star.
More InformationNEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rose Wednesday despite the U.S. Federal Reserve signalling a potential slowdown in the U.S. economy,...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump has reversed a Biden-era executive order requiring businesses with federal contracts to pay...
FRANKFURT, Germany: UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti will receive a pay package of just over 15 million Swiss francs (US$17 million) for 2024,...
PARIS, France: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou acknowledged over the weekend that the European Union may have miscalculated by...
NEW YORK, New York - Sellers took charge again on Wall Street Tuesday as the brief rebound that took place on Monday petered out. Stocks...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has approved a plan to expand a coal mine in Montana and keep it running for 16 more years,...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Trump administration is pressuring major food companies to remove artificial dyes from their products,...
(Photo credit: Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Jarren Duran hit a leadoff home...
(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) The Sacramento Kings hope to turn a single success into a much-needed home winning streak...
(Photo credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images) Jimmy Butler III scored a game-high 24 points, Brandin Podziemski returned from an injury...
(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images) Memphis star point guard Ja Morant will miss his third straight contest when the Grizzlies...
(Photo credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images) Rookie Baylor Scheierman came off the bench to toss in a career-high 20 points and Kristaps...