MLB SPRING RECAPS

MLB Recap: Cardinals beat Scherzer, Nationals

The Sports Xchange

March 22, 2017 at 5:35 pm.

Mar 22, 2017; Jupiter, FL, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) delivers a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during a spring training game at Roger Dean Stadium. Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 22, 2017; Jupiter, FL, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) delivers a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during a spring training game at Roger Dean Stadium. Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer made his first Grapefruit League outing of the spring due to an issue with the knuckle on his ring finger and took the loss Wednesday in a 6-1 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals at Jupiter, Fla.

Scherzer allowed two runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Matt Carpenter drove in four runs for St. Louis and right-hander Carlos Martinez tossed five innings of three-hit shutout ball.

Yankees 7, Phillies 3

Greg Bird drilled two homers to raise his spring total to six and drove in five runs as New York defeated Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla. Masahiro Tanaka pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings of three-hit ball to improve to 3-0 for the Yankees.

Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4

Toronto’s Shane Opitz smacked a game-winning three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Toronto past Detroit at Dunedin, Fla. Dominic Ficociello hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth to give Detroit a 4-2 lead.

Marlins 15, Mets 9

Tyler Moore homered twice and drove in four runs as Miami outlasted New York in a slugfest at Port St. Lucie, Fla. J.T. Realmuto had three hits and Matt den Dekker drove in three runs for the Marlins while Curtis Granderson had two homers and five RBIs for the Mets.

Astros 8, Twins 4

Yuli Gurriel hit a three-run homer and George Springer smashed his first homer of the spring as Houston knocked off Minnesota at West Palm Beach, Fla. Twins starter Phil Hughes was roughed up for six runs (five earned) and nine hits in two innings.

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