Spring training roundup: Cabrera homers as Tigers defeat Braves

Miguel Cabrera smacked his first homer of the spring and drove in three runs to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday at Lakeland, Fla. Cabrera lined an RBI single in the first inning and hit a two-run blast over the fence in right-center in the fifth. The two-time American League MVP is looking to regain his form after a season-ending biceps injury limited him to just 38 games last season.

Garrison Schwartz hit a three-run homer for Atlanta. Astros 8, Mets 7

Right-hander Justin Verlander struck out four in three innings and gave up one run and two hits as visiting Houston upended New York at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Wilson Ramos went 3-for-3 and belted a grand slam for the Mets. Pirates 8, Yankees 7

Corey Dickerson and Steven Baron drove in two runs apiece as Pittsburgh edged visiting New York at Bradenton, Fla. Yankees right-hander Danny Farquhar was roughed up for five runs in one-third of an inning in his first outing of the spring as he attempts to return from a brain aneurysm. Cardinals 4, Marlins 3

Right-hander Michael Wacha struck out four in three hitless innings as St. Louis defeated visiting Miami at Jupiter, Fla. JT Riddle hit a two-run single for the Marlins. Rays (ss) 6, Blue Jays 5

Brandon Lowe went 4-for-5 with a homer and six RBIs to lead Tampa Bay past host Toronto at Dunedin, Fla. Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, and Brandon Drury, Bo Bichette and Max Pentecost added solo shots. Nationals 10, Twins 6

Brandon Snyder hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning as Washington knocked off Minnesota at West Palm Beach, Fla. Willians Astudillo hit a two-run homer, and Ronald Torreyes had a two-run double for the Twins. Orioles 9, Red Sox 1

Steve Wilkerson, Carlos Perez and DJ Stewart each drove in two runs as visiting Baltimore hammered Boston at Fort Myers, Fla. Xander Bogaerts homered for Boston. Phillies 11, Rays (ss) 3

Drew Butera hit a two-run homer, and Trevor Plouffe also drove in two runs as visiting Philadelphia rolled past Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla. Emilio Bonifacio went 2-for-2 with an RBI for the Rays. Padres 7, Giants (ss) 6

Manny Machado went 0-for-1 with a walk in his San Diego debut as the Padres held off visiting San Francisco at Peoria, Ariz. Aramis Garcia, Zach Green and Jonah Arenado hit home runs for the Giants. Angels 11, Reds 2

Justin Bour hit a two-run home run, and Peter Bourjos added a solo shot as visiting Los Angeles routed Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz. Brian O'Grady hit a solo homer for the Reds. Royals 8, Mariners 0

Billy Hamilton swatted two doubles to lead the Kansas City offense in a shutout of visiting Seattle at Surprise, Ariz. Yusei Kikuchi, signed as a free agent out of Japan this offseason, allowed two runs in three innings in his second spring outing for the Mariners. Brewers 7, Cubs 4

Travis Shaw homered off Jon Lester, and Lucas Erceg added a late solo shot as Milwaukee bested host Chicago at Mesa, Ariz. Lester allowed two runs and struck out three over three innings for the Cubs. Rangers 0, Giants (ss) 0

Host San Francisco and Texas battled to a scoreless tie at Scottsdale, Ariz. Rangers right-hander Luke Farrell sustained a non-displaced fracture of his jaw when he was hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of the Giants' Jalen Miller in the ninth inning. Farrell was released from the hospital Saturday night. White Sox 10, Rockies 6

Jon Jay, Jose Abreu and Jose Rondon each hit two-run home runs to lead Chicago over visiting Colorado in a slugfest at Phoenix. Pat Valaika hit a three-run homer for the Rockies. Athletics 1, Indians 0

Matt Chapman scored on a fourth-inning wild pitch by Trevor Bauer for Oakland's only run in a win over visiting Cleveland at Mesa, Ariz. Bauer allowed just the one run on two hits over four innings for the Indians. Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 5

Yasmany Tomas' bases-clearing double capped a five-run seventh inning in host Arizona's comeback win over Los Angeles at Scottsdale, Ariz. Cody Bellinger had two doubles and drove in three runs for the Dodgers. --Field Level Media

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