Spring training roundup: Pedroia returns for Red Sox

Dustin Pedroia, who last appeared in a game in May, briefly returned to action with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. The 35-year-old second baseman threw out a Minnesota batter on a grounder, then singled to lead off the bottom of the first inning and scored a run during Boston's 12-1 loss to the Twins in Fort Myers, Fla.

Pedroia first injured his left knee in April 2017, and he underwent surgery that October. He returned to action for three games last May before missing the remainder of the season -- including the Red Sox's run to the World Series title. After Pedroia's exit Thursday, Minnesota's Adam Rosales went 4-for-4, and Jake Cave and Ronald Torreyes added three hits apiece. Jimmy Kerrigan and Brent Rooker homered for the Twins.

Nationals 6, Mets 4 Stephen Strasburg fanned five in four scoreless innings of one-hit ball as Washington beat visiting New York in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Nationals' Adam Eaton homered, walked twice and scored two runs. Pete Alonso collected two hits for the Mets.

Pirates 5, Orioles 4 Cole Tucker hit a walk-off homer -- his second long ball and the Pirates' fifth of the game -- as Pittsburgh beat visiting Baltimore at Bradenton, Fla. Orioles starter Mike Wright Jr. tossed three shutout innings.

Blue Jays 11, Rays 2 Teoscar Hernandez had a pair of two-run singles, and Kevin Pillar homered as Toronto topped Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla. Yandy Diaz hit a two-run single for the Rays.

Yankees 6, Phillies (ss) 0 James Paxton threw 3 1/3 shutout innings, striking out five, as visiting New York blanked Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla. Phillies starter Drew Anderson whiffed six in three scoreless innings.

Astros 4, Marlins 1 Justin Verlander allowed five hits and two walks but no runs in 3 1/3 innings as visiting Houston beat Miami at Jupiter, Fla. Corbin Martin tossed two shutout innings for the save.

Phillies (ss) 3, Tigers 1 Phil Gosselin's RBI double broke a seventh-inning tie, and Drew Butera's single drove in Gosselin with an insurance run as Philadelphia beat visiting Detroit at Lakeland, Fla. Detroit starter Jordan Zimmermann struck out six while throwing four innings of one-run ball.

Royals 8, Angels (ss) 7 Jorge Bonifacio hit a two-run, walk-off homer to cap Kansas City's five-run, ninth-inning rally against visiting Los Angeles at Surprise, Ariz. The Angels had scored three times in the top of the ninth to stretch their lead to 7-3.

Rockies 7, Cubs 5 Garrett Hampson, David Dahl and Tom Murphy homered for visiting Colorado in a victory over Chicago at Mesa, Ariz. Cristhian Adames went deep for the Cubs.

White Sox 9, Brewers 5 Carlos Rodon tossed four shutout innings as Chicago beat visiting Milwaukee at Phoenix. Manny Pina hit an inside-the-park home run, and Tyler Saladino and Troy Stokes also homered for the Brewers.

Padres 11, Rangers 8 San Diego batters belted five home runs in a slugfest win over visiting Texas at Peoria, Ariz. Ian Kinsler, Austin Allen, Eric Hosmer and Franmil Reyes each had two of the Padres' 13 hits.

Indians 4, Diamondbacks 3 Trayce Thompson hit a two-run double to help visiting Cleveland defeat Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz. Wilmer Flores and Caleb Joseph homered for the Diamondbacks.

Dodgers 6, Angels (ss) 2 Austin Barnes and Daniel Castro each knocked in two runs to guide the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers past the Los Angeles Angels at Tempe, Ariz. Enrique Hernandez added two hits and two runs for the Dodgers.

Mariners 11, Reds 3 Omar Narvaez had three hits, including a homer, and Braden Bishop added a long ball for Seattle in a victory over Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz. Yasiel Puig and Derek Dietrich each had two hits for the Reds, with Dietrich hitting a homer.

A's 5, Giants 1 Frankie Montas gave up one run on five hits in four innings as Oakland downed San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz. Giants starter Madison Bumgarner yielded two runs on five hits in three innings.

--Field Level Media

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