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MLB roundup: recap, scores, notes for every game played on March 5

By The Sports Xchange
New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka fired three scoreless innings Sunday, and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in a Grapefruit League game in Sarasota, Fla. Tanaka struck out four while allowing three hits and no walks. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka fired three scoreless innings Sunday, and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in a Grapefruit League game in Sarasota, Fla. Tanaka struck out four while allowing three hits and no walks. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

New York Yankees 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Masahiro Tanaka fired three scoreless innings Sunday, and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in a Grapefruit League game in Sarasota, Fla. Tanaka struck out four while allowing three hits and no walks. Matt Holliday hit two doubles and scored a run for the Yankees. Jameson Taillon and Clay Holmes each threw two scoreless innings for the Pirates.

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Philadelphia Phillies (ss) 2

Paul Janish's seventh-inning sacrifice fly tied the game, and Logan Schafer followed with a fielder's choice grounder that drove in the go-ahead run as Baltimore beat a Philadelphia split squad in Sarasota, Fla. The Phillies got a home run from Cameron Rupp.

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Boston Red Sox 11, Atlanta Braves 1

Andrew Benintendi hit two doubles, and Marco Hernandez added two singles and two runs for Boston in a win over Atlanta at Fort Myers, Fla. Allen Craig had a two-run single and Tzu-Wei Lin hit a two-run double for the Red Sox. Kurt Suzuki's sixth-inning RBI single was one of just four Braves hits.

Minnesota Twins 4, Washington Nationals 2

Matt Hague's two-run homer snapped an eighth-inning tie as Minnesota rallied to beat Washington in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Twins tied the score earlier in the inning on a Sammy Solis wild pitch. Minnesota's Ben Paulsen and Washington's Michael Taylor each hit an RBI double.

Philadelphia Phillies (ss) 8, Detroit Tigers 5

Michael Saunders and Rhys Hopkins homered to lead a Philadelphia split squad past Detroit at Clearwater, Fla. Freddy Galvis, Hector Gomez and Hopkins each drove in two runs for the Phillies. Detroit got a three-run homer from Justin Upton.

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Houston Astros 7, Miami Marlins 7

Houston rallied for four ninth-inning runs to tie the score, and the teams stopped without playing extra innings at Jupiter, Fla. A.J. Reed hit an RBI double for the Astros in the ninth, and Jon Kemmer, J.D. Davis and Tyler Heineman followed with run-scoring singles. Adeiny Hechavarria and Tyler Moore homered for Miami.

Tampa Bay Rays 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Jaime Schultz struck out all three batters he faced in the eighth inning, and Kevin Gadea followed with a perfect ninth as Tampa Bay beat Toronto at Dunedin, Fla. Evan Longoria hit an RBI single for the Rays. Kevin Pillar, Jose Bautista and Jake Elmore collected two hits apiece for the Blue Jays.

St. Louis Cardinals 14, New York Mets 11

Jose Martinez hit a three-run homer, and Harrison Bader collected three hits and four RBIs as St. Louis outslugged New York at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Patrick Wisdom and Anthony Garcia also homered for the Cardinals. Yoenis Cespedes and Luis Guillorme went deep for the Mets.

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Oakland A's 5, Seattle Mariners (ss) 4

Mark Canha hit a double and an RBI single as Oakland beat a Seattle split squad in Peoria, Ariz. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez struck out five but gave up two runs in three innings. D.J. Peterson homered for the Mariners.

Cleveland Indians 8, San Diego Padres 2

Francisco Lindor hit run-scoring doubles in each of the first two innings as Cleveland topped San Diego at Goodyear, Ariz. Richie Shaffer and Bradley Zimmer homered for the Indians. Padres starter Clayton Richard allowed six runs on eight hits in two-plus innings.

Milwaukee Brewers 9, Colorado Rockies 4

Jesus Aguilar belted a two-run homer and an RBI double to guide Milwaukee to a victory over Colorado at Phoenix. The Brewers also got homers from Nick Noonan and Hernan Perez. Colorado's Trevor Story finished with a home run and a double.

Chicago Cubs 9, Texas Rangers 9

Back-to-back homers by Jared Hoying and Jason Martinson in the eighth inning lifted Texas to a tie with Chicago in a game that ended after nine innings at Surprise, Ariz. Drew Robinson also homered for the Rangers. Chicago got a grand slam from Albert Almora as well as homers from Tommy La Stella and Willson Contreras.

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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Seattle Mariners (ss) 3

Starter Julio Urias threw two no-hit innings, and Los Angeles defeated a Seattle split squad at Glendale, Ariz. Yasiel Puig hit a solo homer and scored twice for the Dodgers. Kyle Waldrop's three-run homer accounted for all of the Mariners' scoring.

Kansas City Royals 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Kansas City scored single runs in each of the last three innings to wipe out a 3-1 deficit and beat San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz. Zane Evans' ninth-inning groundout knocked in the deciding run and Hunter Dozier went deep in the eighth. Buster Posey had two hits and knocked in two runs for the Giants, who got a homer from Mac Williamson.

Cincinnati Reds 11, Los Angeles Angels 3

Tony Renda went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer to lead Cincinnati to a victory over Los Angeles at Tempe, Ariz. Dilson Herrera, Jesse Winker and Patrick Kivlehan added two hits apiece for the Reds. Jefry Marte and Kole Calhoun homered from the Angels.

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Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Chicago White Sox 1

Oswaldo Arcia's solo homer snapped a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning, and Ildemaro Vargas added a solo shot in the seventh as Arizona beat Chicago at Scottsdale, Ariz. Starter Taijuan Walker threw three scoreless innings for the Diamondbacks. The White Sox got a home run from Tyler Saladino.

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