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DUNEDIN — Mark Teixeira doubled and singled after missing two games with a sore elbow and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Thursday.
Teixeira wore a protective shield on his right elbow, which was bruised when he was hit by a pitch Monday against Baltimore. Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher each had a pair of singles for New York.
Right-hander A.J. Burnett allowed two runs on five hits in 4 2-3 innings for the Yankees, including Jose Bautista’s home run on his second pitch.
Nationals 9, Mets 3
PORT ST. LUCIE — Mets right-hander John Maine pitched through stomach problems and allowed four runs in 4 2-3 innings. Maine, who will pitch second in the Mets’ rotation gave up six hits and walked four.
Mike Jacobs hit a two-run homer off National starter Jason Marquis in the third.
Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer for Washington.
Tigers (ss) 4, Braves 1
LAKELAND — Eddie Bonine pitched four shutout innings for Detroit. Bonine, who will pitch long relief, allowed one hit and struck out three.
Don Kelly hit a two-run homer in the sixth and Johnny Damon and Robinson Diaz each had two hits.
Jair Jurrjens struck out four in six innings for the Braves, allowing two earned runs.
Marlins 3, Cardinals 1
JUPITER — Newly acquired Nate Robertson allowed one earned run on two hits in seven innings and even drove in a run for Florida.
Brian Barden went 2 for 2, both doubles, for St. Louis.
Prior to the game, St. Louis traded infielder Julio Lugo to Baltimore.
Tigers (ss) 4, Astros 2
KISSIMMEE — Houston’s Chris Johnson hit his team-leading seventh home run of the spring.
Houston reliever Brandon Lyon allowed three runs on four hits in one inning.
Phillies 4, Pirates 2
CLEARWATER — Jamie Moyer, who was named the Phillies’ fifth starter two days earlier, gave up solo home runs to Ryan Church and Ryan Doumit. The 47-year-old left-hander scattered six hits while striking out three and walking none.
Orioles 4, Rays 3
PORT CHARLOTTE — Ty Wigginton had two hits and two RBIs for Baltimore.
Evan Longoria hit his fifth home run of the spring in the first, a two-run shot off Orioles starter Jake Arrieta.
Red Sox 5, Twins 3
FORT MYERS — John Lackey walked his first batter in 20 innings this spring. Over five innings he gave up six hits, including a homer to Jim Thome. He walked six and struck out two.
Nick Blackburn, making his fifth appearance and third start, went five innings, giving up three runs and five hits with two strikeouts.
-The Associated Press
KISSIMMEE— Jamie Moyer has won the fifth spot in the Philadelphia Phillies’ rotation, a decision the team announced Tuesday after its 5-2 loss to the Houston Astros.
Moyer is the oldest player in the majors at 47. Kyle Kendrick, who was Moyer’s competition for the spot, started against Houston and allowed one run in two innings. Manager Charlie Manuel assured Kendrick that he has a roster spot and would be an important part of the bullpen for the two-time NL champions.
FORT MYERS — Evan Longoria homered, Jeff Niemann threw six scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 on Monday night.
Nevin Ashley went 3 for 3 with a solo homer for Tampa Bay. Niemann allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out six.
Josh Beckett pitched six innings for Boston in his last spring outing before facing the New York Yankees on Sunday night in the major league opener. He allowed three runs, two earned, and six hits with a walk and eight strikeouts.
Mike Lowell went 2 for 3 for Boston.
Yankees 11, Orioles 7
SARASOTA — David Winfree replaced injured Mark Teixeira and hit a three-run homer, one of four launched by the Yankees in the win.
Teixeira left in the second inning with a bruised right elbow after being struck by a fastball from Jeremy Guthrie. X-rays were not taken, and Teixeira said he should be fine.
With a 24 mph wind blowing out toward center field, Robinson Cano hit a three-run drive off Guthrie in the first inning. Marcus Thames hit a solo shot off Matt Albers in the seventh.
Adam Jones and Luke Scott homered for the Orioles.
Pirates 13, Astros 1
BRADENTON — Andrew McCutchen hit one of Pittsburgh’s four home runs and the Pirates unveiled their new-look batting order in a 13-1 romp over the Houston Astros.
Pirates manager John Russell plans to begin the season with his pitcher hitting eighth, a move that will shift McCutchen from leadoff to second in the batting order.
With pitcher Paul Maholm in the No. 8 spot, Akinori Iwamura hit leadoff, McCutchen was in the No. 2 spot and shortstop Bobby Crosby batted ninth. Iwamura hit a three-run homer and McCutchen, Brandon Jones and Andy LaRoche had two-run shots.
Braves 5, Phillies 4
CLEARWATER — Braves backup Eric Hinske hit a solo home run in the ninth inning off Ryan Madson and Atlanta beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
Madson will start the season as the Phillies’ closer while Brad Lidge continues to rehab from offseason knee and elbow surgeries. Hinske connected on a 3-0 pitch.
Cardinals 5, Twins 3
JUPITER — Jaime Garcia kept up his bid for a spot in the St. Louis rotation, pitching six innings Monday as the Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins.
Garcia gave up two runs and eight hits without a walk.
Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick homered off Twins starter Kevin Slowey. Minor leaguer Daniel Descalso hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to win it.
Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2, tie, 9 innings
DUNEDIN — Rick Porcello pitched 5 1-3 hitless innings against Toronto before allowing two runs as the Detroit Tigers and Blue Jays played to a nine-inning tie.
Toronto starter Dana Eveland, with an outside chance to earn a spot in the rotation, pitched six shutout innings and struck out eight. He allowed four hits and a walk.
-The Associated Press
JUPITER — Right-hander Ricky Nolasco turned in another solid start Sunday, allowing one hit in 7 1-3 scoreless innings as the Florida Marlins beat the Houston Astros 4-0.
Nolasco retired the first 16 batters he faced before Jason Castro lined a single to right with one out in the sixth inning. He has a 1.78 ERA and 23 strikeouts in five starts over 27 1-3 innings, including two innings March 3 against the University of Miami.
Houston right-hander Felipe Paulino, who’s making a bid for a rotation spot, allowed two runs in 5 2-3 innings.
Red Sox 11, Twins 5
FORT MYERS — Clay Buchholz overcame early shakiness to go 4 2-3 innings, giving up four runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks.
Dustin Pedroia, Victor Martinez, and Kevin Youkilis combined to go 9 for 9 with seven runs scored and four RBI. David Ortiz added a three-run home run.
Carl Pavano pitched 3 2-3 innings for the Twins, giving up eight earned runs on 12 hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
Rays 8, Pirates (ss) 2
PORT CHARLOTTE — Matt Garza pitched seven strong innings, striking out seven while allowing four hits.
Ben Zobrist went 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple, and Carl Crawford was 2 for 3 with two doubles as the Rays scored seven runs in the first three innings.
Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf gave up 10 hits and eight runs in four innings and has a spring ERA of 9.82.
Cardinals 10, Mets 5
PORT ST. LUCIE — Colby Rasmus and Ryan Ludwick hit consecutive homers off Mike Pelfrey in a three-run third inning and Albert Pujols connected in the fifth.
Making his fifth spring start, Kyle Lohse worked 5 1-3 innings, giving up five hits and two runs. He also had an RBI single.
Pelfrey, trying to rebound from a rough 2009, allowed six runs and 12 hits in 5 2-3 innings.
Braves 9, Nationals 3
VIERA — Left-hander Scott Olsen threw 5 1-3 solid innings, allowing seven hits and two runs — one earned — and striking out four while walking none for Washington.
It was his best outing of the spring after he gave up six runs and 12 hits in his last start against Detroit.
Ryan Zimmerman hit his sixth homer of the spring in the first inning, a three-run shot off Atlanta fill-in starter Scott Proctor.
-The Associated Press
TAMPA — Yankees minor league ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte is expected to pitch in his first major league spring training game during Tuesday’s split-squad contest against Atlanta.
Venditte, who uses a six-finger glove, pitched at Class-A Charleston and Tampa last season, posting a combined 4-2 record with 22 saves.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi says he has wanted to see Venditte pitch all spring.
Girardi earlier this spring asked that Venditte be sent over for a big league game from the minor league complex.
Yankees opening day starter CC Sabathia is scheduled to start the game with the Braves.
Also, reliever Alfredo Aceves has back tightness and will not pitch for the next few days.
-The Associated Press
SARASOTA — Baltimore Orioles reliever Koji Uehara expects to start the season on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring.
Uehara hasn’t pitched since March 18, when he left a game against Toronto with hamstring tightness. The Japanese native has been slow recovering from the injury, and conceded Monday that he won’t be ready for the opener against Tampa Bay on April 6.
He said he was not disappointed, because it’s more important he be completely healthy when he finally gets back on the mound.
Uehara starred in Japan before coming to Baltimore last season. He started 12 games before being shut down with an elbow injury in June.
-The Associated Press
MESA — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says there will be no “Cubs tax,” the controversial proposal that would have placed a surcharge on tickets sold at all Arizona spring games to pay for a new ballpark for the Chicago Cubs in Mesa.
There had been much rancor between the Cubs and other teams that train in the state.
Speaking to reporters Saturday at HoHoKam Park, the facility the Cubs have deemed inadequate, Selig said Major League Baseball has taken over negotiations for a new Cubs spring home.
“If everybody will stay out of the way,” he said, “we’ll get something done.”
-The Associated Press
TAMPA — Jamie Moyer bolstered his bid to win Philadelphia’s fifth starter spot by giving up one hit over 6 2-3 innings as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the New Yor Yankees, 3-0.
The 47-year-old left-hander is competing with Kyle Kendrick, who has a 1.37 ERA in 19 2-3 innings over five games. Moyer struck out six and hit one batter with a pitch.
Phil Hughes, one day after becoming the Yankees’ No. 5 starter, allowed one run and two hits in three-plus innings. The 23-year-old struck out five and walked four during a 71-pitch outing.
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez went 0 for 3, all against Moyer. His meeting Friday with federal investigators probing a Canadian doctor was delayed, and the third baseman remained at spring training rather than traveling to Buffalo.
Twins 4, Orioles 3
SARASOTA — Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts tested his ailing back in a game for the first time this spring. Although he showed no sign of injury, his swing still apparently needs some work.
Roberts went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts in Baltimore’s loss. Roberts spent the previous six weeks at camp receiving treatment and doing exercises to ease the pain of a herniated disk in his lower back.
After leaving in the sixth inning, the two-time All-Star said his body “felt pretty good” and he expects to be ready to play in Baltimore’s opener against Tampa Bay on April 6.
Scott Baker, who will pitch for Minnesota on opening day, retired the first 13 batters. He gave up two runs in 5 1-3 innings.
Astros 6, Pirates 4
KISSIMMEE — Astros ace Roy Oswalt was headed back to Houston to be examined by a team doctor after the right-hander departed his start against Pittsburgh with a slight left hamstring strain.
Oswalt allowed one run and three hits in four innings before he was pulled as a precaution. He struck out six and walked none.
General manager Ed Wade said Oswalt will be examined by Dr. David Lintner on Friday night or Saturday morning. The right-hander insisted it was “nothing major.”
Zach Duke was masterful in his fourth start for the Pirates, throwing 6 2-3 scoreless innings.
Red Sox 3, Blue Jays (ss) 2
FORT MYERS — Jon Lester pitched six strong innings in his fifth spring start, helping the Red Sox to the win.
Lester allowed two unearned runs and six hits, struck out five and walked two. Jonathan Papelbon, Hideki Okajima and Ramon Ramirez finished up with a scoreless inning apiece.
Brett Cecil tossed five scoreless innings for Toronto in his first spring start. He yielded two hits, struck out four and walked one.
Boston scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Rays 14, Blue Jays (ss) 10
DUNEDIN — Shaun Marcum, Toronto’s scheduled opening-day starter, allowed nine runs and nine hits over five innings.
Blue Jays first baseman Lyle Overbay departed with a bruised left knee after he got tangled up with Carl Crawford on a close play in the first inning. Overbay is day to day.
Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton homered for Tampa Bay. Upton and Kelly Shoppach each had two hits and three RBIs.
Kyle Phillips had three hits and four RBIs for Toronto’s split-squad.
Braves 5, Tigers 3
KISSIMMEE — Derek Lowe tossed six effective innings to lead Atlanta to the victory.
Lowe allowed two runs, one earned, and eight hits. Atlanta’s scheduled opening-day starter struck out four and walked none.
Brian McCann raised his average to .500 by going 2 for 3 for the Braves. Top prospect Jason Heyward went 2 for 4 on the same day Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said he would be the opening-day right fielder.
Justin Verlander, slated to start on opening day for Detroit, gave up three runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings.
Brandon Inge and Gerald Laird each had two hits for the Tigers.
Mets 8, Marlins 8, 10 innings, tie
JUPITER — David Wright homered and drove in three runs, continuing his solid spring training for the Mets.
Wright hit a solo drive in the third inning for his fourth homer as the Mets and Marlins played to a tie, calling it off after neither team scored in the 10th.
Nelson Figueroa had his worst outing of the spring for New York, allowing seven runs and eight hits in 2 2-3 innings.
Wright’s shot made it 5-0 but Florida scored eight runs in the bottom half of the third.
Marlins right-hander Hayden Penn allowed five runs in three innings while subbing for Josh Johnson, who was scratched with flulike symptoms that have sickened several of his teammates this spring.
Nationals 7, Cardinals 4
VIERA — Ivan Rodriguez hit a two-run shot off Adam Wainwright for his first homer of the spring, and Willie Harris had three hits for the Nationals.
After Washington scored three in the first two innings, Wainwright retired 11 of 12 batters. But in the sixth, Josh Willingham singled, and Rodriguez followed with a drive to straightaway center to make it 5-4.
Wainwright went six innings, giving up five runs — four earned — and eight hits. He threw 84 pitches, with eight strikeouts and no walks.
Washington’s John Lannan gave up three runs, three hits and two walks in the first inning, including Matt Holliday’s RBI ground-rule double. But he quickly settled down, going 5 2-3 innings, with eight hits and four runs.
-The Associated Press
FORT MYERS — Dustin Pedroia is not in the Red Sox lineup against the Blue Jays because Boston is giving its second baseman more time to rest his left wrist.
Pedroia left Tuesday night’s game against the Twins after landing awkwardly on the wrist in the first inning. He has not been in the lineup since and was expected to play Friday.
He says his wrist is fine, “they just gave me an extra day.”
He made a “guarantee” that he would play Saturday against the Orioles in Sarasota.
-The Associated Press
JUPITER— Albert Pujols and Brendan Ryan each hit solo homers to back Chris Carpenter, who allowed one run in six innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday.
Carpenter struck out seven and allowed two hits in his longest outing of the spring. He held a Mets lineup mostly devoid of likely Opening Day starters hitless through four innings before Fernando Tatis hit a leadoff single for the Mets in the fifth. Frank Catalalanotto followed with a double, scoring Tatis, but Carpenter did not allow a hit the rest of the way.
John Maine allowed two hits in five innings for New York.
Orioles 8, Yankees 0
SARASOTA — Brad Bergesen took a shutout into the sixth inning and Adam Jones homered for Baltimore.
Bergesen allowed three hits, walked two and struck out two in 5 2-3 innings. Both his strikeouts were against Alex Rodriguez, who went 0 for 2 with a walk before leaving for a pinch runner in the sixth.
Jones hit a two-run homer against New York starter Alfredo Aceves in the second inning.
Rays 5, Twins 3
PORT CHARLOTTE — David Price looked sharp for much of his six-plus innings of work, and B.J. Upton had two hits and two RBI to lead Tampa Bay.
Price scattered seven hits and three runs in his longest outing of the spring. He struck out five and retired nine straight batters at one point.
Jason Kubel and Delmon Young each homered for the Twins, and Joe Mauer was 2 for 4 with a double.
Phillies 8, Astros 7
CLEARWATER — Greg Dobbs hit a two-out single to left to score John Mayberry, Jr. in the ninth inning to lift Philadelphia.
Houston right-hander Brett Myers left with a mild left groin strain during the loss. Myers, who spent eight seasons with the Phillies, was hurt while covering first base when Philadelphia first baseman Ross Gload grounded out to open the sixth.
Myers, who will be reevaluated Friday, doesn’t expect to miss his next start.
Red Sox 6, Marlins 4
FORT MYERS — Daisuke Matsuzaka made his first appearance of spring training, coming on in relief of starter Tim Wakefield, who allowed three runs on six hits with five strikeouts and two walks in six innings.
Matsuzaka, whose spring has been delayed by back and neck ailments, pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits. He said he was not working at maximum effort.
Dan Uggla hit a two-run homer for the Marlins, his second home run of spring training.
Tigers (ss) 5, Blue Jays 1
LAKELAND — Dontrelle Willis overcame a shaky start and allowed just one run in four innings to lead Detroit.
Willis, who is competing for one of the final two spots in the Tigers’ rotation with Nate Robertson and Jeremy Bonderman, walked three, but allowed only one hit.
Marc Rzepczynski started for the Blue Jays and allowed three runs while walking four in five innings.
Tigers (ss) 7, Nationals 2
VIERA— Jeremy Bonderman worked out of trouble over 4 1-3 innings and Johnny Damon’s two hits helped a Tigers split squad beat the Nationals.
Still working his way back from shoulder surgery in 2008, Bonderman allowed five hits and two runs — one earned. He’s competing with Dontrelle Willis and Nate Robertson for two openings.
J.D. Martin gave up five runs in the first, then retired the last 11 Tigers he faced over five innings.
Pirates 7, Braves 6, 10 innings
BRADENTON — Nate McLouth and Eric Hinske homered against their former team, but Jesse Chavez allowed five runs in the eighth inning as Pittsburgh rallied.
John Raynor scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the 10th for Pittsburgh after Delwyn Young hit a two-run single during Pittsburgh’s big eighth inning.
McLouth hit right-hander Charlie Morton’s second pitch over the left field wall, and Hinske added a three-run shot for Atlanta, his first homer of the spring.
-The Associated Press
TAMPA — Phil Hughes has been selected as the New York Yankees’ fifth starter, beating out four others, including Joba Chamberlain.
Hughes said he was “happy” with the decision, which was announced by manager Joe Girardi before the Yankees played a road game Thursday against Baltimore.
Girardi said Chamberlain will be given an opportunity to pitch out of the bullpen and is in the mix for the eighth-inning set-up role for closer Mariano Rivera.
Chamberlain was at the Yankees’ complex about an hour before Girardi named the winner and said “You go with the flow. That’s what I’ve done.”
The other contenders were Sergio Mitre, Alfredo Aceves and Chad Gaudin, who was released by the team earlier on Thursday.
-The Associated Press
TAMPA — The New York Yankees have released pitcher Chad Gaudin, who was one of five candidates for the fifth starter spot.
New York general manager Brian Cashman made the announcement on Thursday.
Gaudin went 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 games, including six starts, with the Yankees last season.
Also, Alex Rodriguez declined comment for the second straight day on his pending meeting with federal investigators regarding his possible connection to a Canadian physician.
The Yankees third baseman is scheduled to meet with officials Friday in Buffalo, N.Y.
-The Associated Press
PORT ST. LUCIE — Johan Santana looks ready for the regular season.
The left-hander gave up two runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings, stretching beyond the fourth for the first time this spring, and the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 5-2 Wednesday.
It was Santana’s fourth appearance since undergoing elbow surgery to remove bone spurs in September. He threw 93 pitches, struck out two and walked one. Astros third baseman Chris Johnson homered off Santana with two outs in the fourth. Jeff Keppinger drove in a run in the fifth.
Mets first baseman Daniel Murphy, who is batting just .167 this spring, had two hits, including a two-run homer off Tim Byrdak.
Rays 5, Blue Jays 3
PORT CHARLOTTE — Jason Bartlett hit a pair of solo homers and Jeff Niemann pitched five solid innings for Tampa Bay.
Niemann allowed two runs and seven hits. He walked one and struck three in the longest of his five outings this spring.
Lyle Overbay went 3 for 3 and had an RBI single and run-scoring double, and Alex Gonzalez hit a solo homer for Toronto.
Cardinals 4, Orioles 2
JUPITER — Albert Pujols returned to the lineup Wednesday, but St. Louis lost All-Star catcher Yadier Molina to an oblique injury in the win.
Molina left the game in the second inning with a strained right oblique and will be reevaluated on Thursday.
Pujols was 0 for 3 with a walk, but David Freese went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs for the Cardinals. Rich Hill allowed two earned runs on four hits in three innings.
Red Sox 6, Pirates 4
BRADENTON — Victor Martinez, Bill Hall and Mike Cameron each homered to lead Boston.
Josh Beckett racked up nine strikeouts in five innings, fanning seven of nine batters in one stretch. He gave up three hits and two walks.
Minor leaguer Jeremy Farrell and Delwyn Young homered off Boston’s Fernando Cabrera in the ninth.
Twins 4, Marlins 1
FORT MYERS — Jacque Jones hit a two-run home run and Justin Morneau hit a solo shot for Minnesota.
Twins starter Kevin Slowey struck out five without a walk while giving up three hits in five scoreless innings.
Marlins starter Anibal Sanchez gave up the homers to Jones and Morneau, completing six innings while allowing eight hits.
Braves 8, Phillies 0
KISSIMMEE — Tim Hudson pitched six scoreless innings and Brian McCann hit two home runs to lead Atlanta.
Hudson is 3-1 with a 1.35 ERA in five starts this spring. All three of the hits off the veteran right-hander were singles, and he had four strikeouts with two walks.
J.A. Happ also allowed a home run to Martin Prado in his five-inning outing. The left-hander allowed six hits and four runs, walking three and striking out three.
Yankees 3, Nationals 1
TAMPA — Javier Vazquez allowed one run and four hits over six-plus innings, striking out six in a 77-pitch outing for New York.
Alex Rodriguez hit an RBI triple in the fourth and added a run-scoring single for the Yankees in the sixth.
Livan Hernandez, bidding for one of the final two spots in the Washington rotation, gave up one run and three hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked two.
-The Associated Press
Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz and second baseman Dustin Pedroia got roughed up during a 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Pedroia strained his left wrist in the first inning while diving for a ball hit by Denard Span. The 2008 AL MVP was charged with a throwing error on the same play. He finished the inning but did not return.
Boston manager Terry Francona said he thinks Pedroia will be fine but he could be a little sore on Wednesday.
Buchholz threw three wild pitches, hit a batter, walked three and gave up six runs, five earned.
Twins starter Carl Pavano gave up two hits in five scoreless innings. Catcher Joe Mauer went 1 for 4 with a double the day after signing his $184 million, eight-year contract extension.
Phillies 4, Rays 3
CLEARWATER — Ryan Howard hit two solo homers to power Philadelphia to the win.
Shane Victorino also connected for the Phillies, and Brian Schneider had a game-ending sacrifice fly.
Howard went deep against Matt Garza in the fourth and sixth innings. The big first baseman is batting .356 with three homers and eight RBIs in 16 games this spring.
Evan Longoria had a two-run double for the Rays. Matt Garza yielded three runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings.
Joe Blanton pitched 5 1-3 innings for the Phillies, yielding two runs and four hits.
Tigers 6, Nationals 2
LAKELAND — Max Scherzer pitched five solid innings to lead Detroit to the victory.
Brandon Inge and Gerald Laird homered for the Tigers. Rookie Austin Jackson had three hits, including two doubles, to boost his spring average to .375.
Scherzer, who allowed one run and four hits, was acquired from Arizona in a three-team deal in December.
Scott Olsen, trying to rebound from an injury-filled 2009 season, yielded six runs and 12 hits in 4 1-3 innings for Washington.
Marlins 5, Orioles 2
JUPITER — Ricky Nolasco pitched six sharp innings and Florida beat Baltimore.
Nolasco allowed one run and six hits, struck out three and walked none. He has 21 strikeouts and no walks in 20 innings over five spring starts, to go along with a 2.50 ERA.
Jeremy Guthrie, projected to be Baltimore’s No. 2 starter, allowed two runs and six hits in five innings.
Adam Jones homered for the Orioles.
Astros 11, Pirates 1
BRADENTON — Houston’s Felipe Paulino gave up one run and seven hits. He struck out six and walked just one in five innings.
Paulino and veteran Brain Moehler are vying for the last rotation spot.
In his worst outing of the spring, Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf labored through 3 2-3 innings. He allowed seven runs and nine hits.
-The Associated Press
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets are losing their tradition.
Tradition Field, the team’s spring training home, was renamed Digital Domain Park on Tuesday.
The ballpark was known as Thomas J. White Stadium when it opened in 1988, named after a local politician, and was renamed Tradition Field in February 2004 under a 10-year agreement with Core Communities. That company operates Tradition, a 16,000-home community in the area.
The new naming-rights deal is with Digital Domain Holdings Corp., the parent of the Digital Domain visual effects studio in Venice, Calif. It includes provisions for programming at New York’s Citi Field and its scoreboard on some dates.
Digital Domain is planning to open a studio in Port St. Lucie.
-The Associated Press
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