Spring training roundup: Harper walks twice in Phillies debut

Bryce Harper walked twice in two at-bats in his Philadelphia Phillies debut, but the Toronto Blue Jays walked away with an 8-7 victory at Clearwater, Fla. In the game as the designated hitter, Harper took a pair of five-pitch free passes. After his first-inning walk, Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run home run. Harper, who signed a 13-year, $330 million deal with the Phillies, is next expected to play Monday.

"It was just fun to be out there with the guys and be in front of the fan base," Harper said afterward. "I got some dirt under my cleats and got in the batter's box again to compete. That's something I love to do and that's what it is all about." The Blue Jays moved out front in the top of the ninth inning on an RBI double from Andy Burns.

Astros 9, Cardinals 3 Nick Tanielu and Jack Mayfield hit home runs as Houston used a seven-run sixth inning to earn the victory at Jupiter, Fla. Tommy Edman hit a home run for St. Louis, while starter Adam Wainwright threw four scoreless innings.

Braves 6, Tigers 4 Sean Kazmar Jr., Cristian Pache and Jefrey Ramos all hit home runs as Atlanta won at Lakeland, Fla. Christin Stewart drove in two runs for Detroit.

Orioles (ss) 17, Rays 15 Austin Hays hit a home run, his third of the spring, on a day when Baltimore went deep four times to win a slugfest at Port Charlotte, Fla. Tampa Bay went deep three times, including Brandon Lowe's second of the spring.

Twins 10, Pirates 1 Adam Rosales hit a home run, his third of the spring, as Minnesota hit five homers during a victory at Bradenton, Fla. Corey Dickerson had two of Pittsburgh's four hits.

Mets 10, Red Sox 2 Pete Alonso hit a home run, his third of the spring, and starter Zack Wheeler threw four scoreless innings as New York won at Fort Myers, Fla. Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave up one run over four innings.

Brewers (ss) 5, Angels (ss) 1 Eric Thames and Christian Yelich hit homers to lead off the game as Milwaukee downed host Los Angeles at Tempe, Ariz. The Angels had just two hits, both singles.

Dodgers 2, Mariners 0 Enrique Hernandez belted two solo homers as Los Angeles blanked visiting Seattle at Phoenix. Domingo Santana had two hits for the Mariners while raising his spring average to .455.

Cubs (ss) 8, Giants 0 Left-hander Cole Hamels gave up one hit in 3 1/3 scoreless innings as Chicago rolled past host San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz. The Giants left 10 runners on base and were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.

Indians 7, Rockies 1 Trayce Thompson delivered a two-run triple and Nellie Rodriguez had a two-run single as host Cleveland defeated Colorado at Goodyear, Ariz. Ryan Metzler had a run-scoring double for the Rockies.

Brewers (ss) 11, Athletics 2 Keston Hiura hit a three-run homer and Nate Orf and Trent Grisham slugged solo blasts during a seven-run sixth inning as visiting Milwaukee crushed Oakland at Mesa, Ariz. Franklin Barreto and Sean Murphy drove in runs for the Athletics.

Diamondbacks 13, Royals 5 Nick Ahmed and Ben DeLuzio drove in two runs apiece to help Arizona pound visiting Kansas City at Scottsdale, Ariz. Meibrys Viloria homered for the Royals.

White Sox 12, Rangers 2 James McCann hit a two-run homer and Ryan Cordell and Ryan Goins added two RBIs apiece as Chicago routed host Texas at Surprise, Ariz. Right-hander Edinson Volquez tossed three shutout innings of two-hit ball for the Rangers.

Cubs (ss) 11, Angels (ss) 4 Nico Hoerner hit a two-run homer as part of a 13-hit attack as host Chicago defeated Los Angeles at Mesa, Ariz. Justin Bour homered for the Angels.

Yankees 6, Orioles 1 Gary Sanchez drove in two runs as New York cruised past Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla. J.C. Escarra homered for the Orioles.

Marlins 2, Nationals 1 Curtis Granderson broke a scoreless tie with a solo home run in the fifth inning as Miami held off Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla. Carter Kieboom drove in the Nationals' only run with a ninth-inning solo shot.

Rockies (ss) 5, Diamondbacks (ss) 1 Roberto Ramos homered, and Mike Tauchman had three hits as Colorado beat Arizona at Monterrey, Mexico. Jeff Hoffman struck out five in four innings as the Rockies held the Diamondbacks to four hits for the game.

Padres 6, Reds 2 Francisco Mejia crushed a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning to lead San Diego past Cincinnati at Peoria, Ariz. In his spring debut, new Reds acquisition Sonny Gray struck out three in two scoreless innings.

--Field Level Media

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