MLB SPRING RECAPS

MLB Recaps: Wacha, Cards cruise past Nationals

The Sports Xchange

March 29, 2017 at 5:04 pm.

Mar 29, 2017; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha (52) delivers a pitch to Washington Nationals second baseman Stephen Drew (10) during a spring training game at Roger Dean Stadium. Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 29, 2017; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha (52) delivers a pitch to Washington Nationals second baseman Stephen Drew (10) during a spring training game at Roger Dean Stadium. Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Michael Wacha won his fourth game of the spring as the St. Louis Cardinals broke camp with a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday in Jupiter, Fla.

Wacha fanned four in four innings and gave up two runs, including Ryan Zimmerman’s solo homer in the third. Matt Carpenter drove in two runs for the Cardinals without an official at-bat, and Jose Martinez added a two-run double.

Mets 2, Braves 2

A passed ball by Blake Lalli allowed Kevin Kaczmarski to score the tying run in the top of the ninth inning as New York forged a tie with Atlanta in Orlando, Fla. Lalli’s homer gave the Braves a 2-1 lead in the seventh. Tim Tebow played left field for the Mets and went 0-for-3, walking in the ninth prior to Lalli’s passed ball.

Twins 5, Red Sox 3

Byung-Ho Park clubbed a two-run homer in the top of the eighth as Minnesota rallied to beat Boston in Fort Myers, Fla. Park finished with three RBIs for the Twins. Xander Bogaerts and Pablo Sandoval walloped solo shots for the Red Sox, while Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello tuned up for his Opening Day start by working four innings.

Phillies (ss) 8, Pirates 2

Aaron Altherr, Cameron Perkins and Maikel Franco each cracked a solo homer as a Philadelphia split squad stopped Pittsburgh in Bradenton, Fla. All three homers were belted off Gerrit Cole, who pitched three innings in preparation for his Opening Day start. Altherr and Franco each knocked in two runs.

Phillies (ss) 8, Tigers 2

Daniel Nava touched Justin Verlander for a three-run homer as a Philadelphia split squad dumped Detroit in Lakeland, Fla. Rhys Hoskins and Brock Stassi also cracked solo shots for the Phillies while Michael Saunders tripled home a run. Verlander allowed four runs and five hits in his final tuneup before Opening Day.

Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1

Aaron Judge went 2-for-3 with an RBI as New York edged Toronto in Dunedin, Fla. Jordan Montgomery pitched five innings to earn the win for the Yankees, scattering six hits and fanning four. J.A. Happ allowed only two hits and a run over four innings for the Blue Jays, recording a pair of strikeouts.

Marlins 5, Astros 5

Each team scored three runs in the ninth inning, leading to a tie in West Palm Beach, Fla. Dan Straily cruised through six innings for Miami, giving up just five hits and a run with no walks and four strikeouts. Derek Fisher belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth for Houston, which broke camp after this game.

Rays 15, Orioles 6

Peter Bourjos, Nick Franklin and Shane Peterson each homered in a 12-run sixth inning as Tampa Bay outslugged Baltimore in Port Charlotte, Fla. Bourjos also singled home a run in the inning, which saw Tim Beckham add a two-run single. Hyun Soo Kim and Chris Dickerson each homered for the Orioles.

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