Kyle Seager will
be absent next week when the Seattle
Mariners play the major league opener in Japan. Mike
Foltynewicz will miss opening day for Atlanta, too.
Dodgers ace Clayton
Kershaw, meanwhile, is on the mend.
The Mariners said Monday that Seager needs surgery on his
left hand, sidelining the third baseman through at least April. The former
All-Star and Gold Glove winner rolled his glove going for a grounder in a spring
training game last week.
Seattle is likely to move first baseman Ryon Healy across
the diamond to third. The Mariners and Oakland begin the regular season on
March 20 in Tokyo.
The Braves had hoped Foltynewicz could start on March 28
when the NL East champions open at Philadelphia, but a sore elbow has slowed
the All-Star righty.
Foltynewicz has yet to make an appearance in an exhibition
game because of discomfort that began about two weeks ago.
With Foltynewicz out, the Braves could go with Julio Teheran on
opening day for the sixth year in a row. Lefty Sean Newcomb is
another possibility.
Kershaw threw his first bullpen since Feb. 20, an
all-fastball session of 20 pitches. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner has
been slowed by left shoulder discomfort.
Los Angeles isn't sure whether Kershaw will be available for
its March 28 opener against Arizona. He has made eight consecutive opening-day
starts but has mixed feelings about the importance of pitching this year's
opener.
"Yes, because I have a little streak going and just the
history behind it, it is pretty cool," he said. "But no, in the fact
that it's not worth -- it's one game out of, you know, you've got to kind of
weigh that back and forth."
AROUND THE GRAPEFRUIT AND CACTUS LEAGUES
TIGERS 3, TWINS 0
Detroit first baseman Miguel
Cabrera slyly pulled off the hidden-ball trick, trapping Ehire
Adrianza in the third inning. Tyson Ross made
a pickoff throw that sent Adrianza diving into the bag, and Cabrera pretended
to toss the ball back to the mound. But he kept it and when Adrianza stood up
and stepped off the base to shake away the dust, Cabrera tagged him.
The Twins' first base coach, by the way, was Toby Gardenhire
-- son of Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire. Toby Gardenhire is a minor league
manager in Minnesota's system.
Ross pitched four innings and struck out five. JaCoby Jones homered
and Grayson
Greiner had two hits.
RAYS 8, PHILLIES 2
Bryce Harper played
right field, struck out looking against AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and
walked in his second game with Philadelphia. Harper has yet to put the ball in
play this spring after walking twice in his debut. Tampa Bay employed a
four-man outfield against Harper, as did Toronto when it faced him over the
weekend.
Snell pitched two hitless innings in his second start for
Tampa Bay, striking out two. Avisail
Garcia and Jake
Smolinski homered for the Rays and Kevin
Kiermaier doubled twice.
Andrew
McCutchen and Jean Segura homered
for the Phillies. Vince
Velasquez struggled again in his second start, yielding five
runs on five hits and two walks in two innings.
CARDINALS 3, NATIONALS 2
Paul
Goldschmidt hit a two-run double off Washington ace Max Scherzer and
is batting .348 in his first spring with St. Louis. Jack Flaherty made
his second start, pitching five innings and surrendering one run.
Scherzer pitched 5 1/3 innings and gave up three runs and
six hits. Scherzer also batted -- in the fifth inning, Jack Flaherty's 3-2
inside fastball hit the nob of Scherzer's bat and breezed along the fingers of
his right hand. One pitch earlier, Scherzer glared at Flaherty following a
high-and-tight fastball.
Nationals manager Dave Martinez made it official that
Scherzer will start on opening day. It'll be a marquee matchup at Nationals
Park when Scherzer faces Jacob deGrom of
the New York Mets.
DeGrom beat out Scherzer for the NL Cy Young Award last year.
REDS 5, INDIANS 5, 9 INNINGS
Michael
Lorenzen pitched a scoreless fifth inning, striking out two,
and then played two innings in center field for Cincinnati. Lorenzen, who was a
center fielder and closer in college, batted .290 and hit four home runs as a
pitcher last season. He struck out in his only at-bat.
Reds newcomers Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig both
homered.
Cleveland starter Corey Kluber gave
up three runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings.
ASTROS 6, METS 3
Kyle Tucker,
Houston's top prospect, hit a go-ahead, two-run double. Newcomer Michael
Brantley had two singles.
Jason Vargas pitched
four shutout innings for New York. Manager Mickey Callaway said right-handed
reliever Drew Smith will
undergo Tommy John surgery and be lost for the season -- Smith had appeared to
be in line for a bullpen position, pitching four scoreless innings in four
appearances.
BRAVES 6, PIRATES 2
Josh
Donaldson hit an RBI single and scored on Ronald Acuna
Jr.'s second home run for Atlanta. Touki
Toussaint, vying for a spot in the rotation, pitched four scoreless
innings in relief.
Patrick
Kivlehan had three hits for Pittsburgh.
GIANTS 4, DODGERS 1
Chris
Stratton made his fourth start for San Francisco, pitching four
innings and allowing one run. Giants catching prospect Joey Bart hit a
three-run double with two outs in the ninth.
BREWERS 8, WHITE SOX 5
National League MVP Christian
Yelich singled twice, raising his average to .450, and scored
on Ryan Braun's
first spring home run for Milwaukee. Jhoulys
Chacin made his third start, pitching 4 2/3 shutout innings and
allowing one hit, one walk and striking out three.
Ivan Nova was
roughed up in his second start for Chicago, giving up six runs and nine hits in
3 1/3 innings.
ROCKIES 6, ATHLETICS 3
Ian Desmond homered
and Nolan Arenado doubled
and singled for Colorado. Marcus Semien
had three hits for Oakland.
ANGELS 12, RANGERS 11
Newcomer Hunter Pence hit
his third home run for Texas, connecting off Los Angeles closer Cody Allen. Joey Gallo had
an RBI single and stole a base. Shelby Miller made
his third start, pitching 2 2/3 innings and giving up one run.
Matt Harvey struggled
in his second start for the Angels, retiring just four batters and giving up
four runs, five hits and a walk.
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