New Phillies star Bryce Harper bruised
his right foot when he was hit by a pitch during a spring training game Friday,
but manager Gabe Kapler said the team wasn't overly worried.
Initial X-rays were negative, the club said, and Harper left
the ballpark for more detailed X-rays.
Many in the crowd at Spectrum Field gasped when Harper was
struck by a 96 mph fastball from Toronto rookie Trent Thornton in the sixth
inning. The slugging outfielder went down to the dirt, clutched his ankle and
stayed on the ground for a few moments.
Harper was checked by a trainer, limped toward the dugout
with assistance and soon hobbled toward the clubhouse.
Recently signed to a record $330 million, 13-year contract,
Harper was playing his fourth exhibition. He is 0 for 5 in 10 plate
appearances.
Philadelphia begins the season March 28 at home against
Atlanta.
SEVERINO
New York
Yankees ace Luis Severino will
miss all of April because of right shoulder inflammation.
Severino had been scheduled to start on opening day on March
28 but was scratched from his first planned spring training appearance on March
5. He felt discomfort after throwing his first slider in a pregame bullpen
session.
Severino is set to resume playing catch next week.
Cashman also said center fielder Aaron Hicks,
sidelined since hurting his back during batting practice on March 1, might not
be ready for the opener against Baltimore.
PHILLIES 3, BLUE JAYS 2
Starter Nick Pivetta,
who plans to rely more on his changeup, gave up one run and three hits in five
innings.
Freddy Galvis and Kevin Pillar homered.
Left-hander Ryan Borucki struck
out five in 4 2/3 innings, allowing one run and just three hits. John Axford got
one out in the ninth, allowing two runs, two hits and two walks.
YANKEES 14, RED SOX 1
Aaron Judge hit
his fifth home run, and Domingo
German allowed two hits over four shutout innings with six
strikeouts.
Hector
Velazquez gave up four runs -- one earned -- and three hits in
1 2/3 innings.
ANGELS (SS) 5, GIANTS 5, 9 INNINGS
Players and fans at Scottsdale Stadium were surprised when
San Francisco and the Angels began the ninth inning with a runner on second --
it's an experiment Major League Baseball is trying in spring training,
following a rule that all levels of the minors used last year. The confusion
came because MLB announced Thursday that the new wrinkle would start in extra
innings, but told teams they could try it in the ninth.
Despite the advantage, neither team scored. Pablo
Sandoval flied out with runners on second and first to end it.
San Francisco starter Jeff
Samardzija allowed three runs and five hits in five innings.
Ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte was sent to the minors by the Giants.
ASTROS 5, CARDINALS 0
Houston manager A.J. Hinch was ejected by plate umpire Angel
Hernandez one pitch into the bottom of the first inning. Hernandez called a
strike on George
Springer, and soon Hernandez and Hinch were arguing.
ASTROS (SS) 11, CARDINALS 2
Houston starter Wade Miley struck
out five in four innings. Jake
Marisnick homered off St. Louis starter Adam
Wainwright.
PIRATES 6, RAYS (SS) 6, 9 INNINGS
Francisco
Cervelli, Josh Bell, Starling
Marte and Jung Ho Kang homered
for Pittsburgh.
Austin
Meadows had two hits for Tampa Bay and is batting .343 this
spring.
RAYS (SS) 7, TIGERS 3
Yandy Diaz,
the muscular corner infielder acquired from Cleveland in the Jake Bauers trade,
hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs. Ryne Stanek gave
up a hit and struck out three in a two-inning start. Spencer
Turnbull allowed one run and five hits in four innings.
MARLINS 7, BRAVES 6
Wei-Yin Chen gave
up three runs and seven hits in four innings, and 23-year-old Pablo Lopezgave
up one run and five hits in five innings.
Atlanta's Sean Newcomb allowed
four runs, seven hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. Jonny Venters struck
out two in an inning but allowed a run and two hits.
TWINS 12, ORIOLES 9
Michael
Pineda, returning from Tommy John surgery, allowed three runs and
four hits in 3 1/3 innings. Ehire
Adrianza hit a pair of two-run homers for the Twins, who went
deep six times.
Baltimore starter David Hess gave
up nine runs and nine hits -- four of them homers -- in 2 2/3 innings.
NATIONALS 11, METS 3
Yan Gomes and Anthony
Rendon each hit a pair of home runs, and Adam Eaton, Ryan
Zimmerman and Matt Adams each
had one.
Washington outfielder Michael A. Taylor will be sidelined
with a sprained left knee and sprained left hip. "I think he's going to
miss a significant amount of time," manager Dave Martinez said.
Jeremy
Hellickson gave up one run and five hits in five innings. Steven Matz allowed
eight runs on seven hits -- four of them homers -- in two innings.
ANGELS (SS) 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1
Albert Pujols hit
his second spring home run for Los Angeles. New closer Cody Allen started
and worked two innings.
Arizona starter Merrill Kelly allowed two runs in 4 2/3
innings.
RANGERS 5, INDIANS 2
Texas starter Jason Hammel gave
up two hits and struck out five in four scoreless innings.
Carlos
Carrasco struck out six over 4 2/3 innings, giving up three
runs and five hits. Trayce
Thompson hit a solo home run for the Indians.
CUBS 11, WHITE SOX 9
Chicago starter Cole Hamels walked
three and gave up five earned runs on five hits while striking out four in 3
2/3 innings. Albert Amora Jr. hit a solo home run in the first inning. Kyle
Schwarber had two hits and stole his second base of the spring.
Lucas Giolito struck
out seven over five innings. Yoan Moncada hit
a three-run homer.
BREWERS 6, PADRES 2
Milwaukee starter Brandon
Woodruff gave up two hits over five scoreless innings, striking
out seven. Ryan Braun had
two hits. Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, who is a friend of star
outfielder Christian
Yelich, worked out with the Brewers.
Eric Lauer,
San Diego's first-round draft pick in 2016, threw four innings of hitless
relief, striking out six.
ROCKIES 2, ROYALS 1
Ryan McMahon hit
a winning single in the ninth inning for Colorado.
Kansas City reliever Drew Storen didn't
record an out, walking one and giving up McMahon's hit.
DODGERS 8, REDS 1
Paulo Orlando's
pinch-hit grand slam off Cincinnati reliever Brandon
Finnegan capped Los Angeles' eight-run eighth inning.
The Dodgers entered the inning trailing 1-0 before scoring
four runs off Anthony Bass,
including Alex Verdugo's
two-run double.
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