Rockies 12, Diamondbacks 8
The Colorado Rockies snapped a 6-6 tie with six runs in the top of the ninth inning and held on to beat the host Arizona Diamondbacks 12-8 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Benny Montgomery’s three-run double broke the deadlock. Julio Carreras added an RBI single and scored on a wild pitch, and Jake Rice (0-1) hit Zac Veen with the bases loaded to cap the outburst.
Brenton Doyle hit a fourth-inning grand slam for Colorado, which surrendered a 5-1 lead before rallying. Veen tied the game at 6-6 with a seventh-inning double, and Dugan Darnell (1-0) pitched a spotless eighth to earn the win.
Ildemaro Vargas hit a two-run homer and Tristin English delivered a pair of RBI singles for Arizona.
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Yankees 4, Rays 0
Paul Goldschmidt’s first at-bat in Yankee pinstripes produced a two-run double, highlighting New York’s 4-0 victory over visiting Tampa Bay in Tampa, Fla. Jasson Dominguez and Brendan Jones each added RBIs as the Yankees’ pitching staff scattered eight hits and struck out 11.
Marcus Stroman (1-0) got the start despite expressing concerns about a potential bullpen role. He threw a scoreless inning, fanning one. Joey Krehbiel (0-1) allowed Goldschmidt’s two-run double, while Jonathan Aranda and Chandler Simpson posted two hits apiece for Tampa Bay. Goldschmidt signed with the Yankees after leaving St. Louis in free agency.
Cubs 7, Dodgers 3
Miguel Amaya crushed a two-run homer among his two hits and two runs scored to pace Chicago’s 7-3 home win over Los Angeles in Mesa, Ariz. Jordan Wicks tossed two scoreless innings before Caleb Kilian (1-0) gave up one run on five hits over 1 2/3 frames.
The Cubs overcame a 13-11 hit deficit. Tony Gonsolin struck out two in his single inning for the Dodgers before Luis Garcia (0-1) was tagged for three runs in the third. Chris Okey hit a two-run shot in the seventh for Los Angeles, cutting into the margin.
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Royals 5, Rangers 2
Tyler Gentry’s three-run homer in the eighth inning lifted Kansas City to a 5-2 victory over visiting Texas in Surprise, Ariz. Gentry’s shot made a winner of Austin Cox (1-0), who had just surrendered a two-run double to Trevor Hauver that tied the game at 2-2. Nolan Hoffman (0-1) took the loss for Texas after yielding Gentry’s decisive blow.
Nick Loftin had two hits for Kansas City, including a two-run single in the second that opened the scoring.
Padres 5, Mariners 2
Manny Machado drilled a 428-foot two-run homer in his first spring at-bat, leading San Diego to a 5-2 win over visiting Seattle in Peoria, Ariz. Machado’s blast was part of a three-run first inning that included Oscar Gonzalez’s RBI double. Gavin Sheets and Eguy Rosario later added RBI doubles as well.
Ryan Bergert (1-0) pitched a clean first inning. Samad Taylor launched a ninth-inning solo shot for Seattle in the losing effort. Jhonathan Diaz (0-1) gave up three runs on three hits across two innings.
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