Spring roundup: Galloway leads Marlins past Astros
Isaac Galloway hit a two-run tiebreaking double in the top of the ninth inning as the Miami Marlins defeated the Houston Astros 7-6 on Wednesday at West Palm Beach, Fla.
Galloway was one of four players with two hits as Miami totaled 13 overall. Houston right-hander Gerrit Cole scattered four hits and struck out four in 3 2/3 scoreless innings.
Jon Kemmer hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth for the Astros. Jose Altuve hit a two-run blast in the first inning.
Other results from Wednesday's spring training games:
Cardinals 4, Nationals 3
Francisco Pena lined the tiebreaking single in the bottom of the eighth inning and Greg Garcia homered off Washington right-hander Max Scherzer as St. Louis prevailed at Jupiter, Fla. The homer was the only hit off Scherzer, who struck out four in four innings.
Twins 8, Red Sox (ss) 1
Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run homer and Ryan LaMarre added a solo blast as Minnesota routed Boston at Fort Myers, Fla. Mitch Moreland's sacrifice fly plated the lone Red Sox run.
Orioles 7, Rays 2
Danny Valencia had three RBIs as Baltimore dispatched Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla. Willy Adames homered and Christian Arroyo had a run-scoring single for the Rays.
Phillies 2, Red Sox (ss) 1
Right-hander Aaron Nola struck out five and gave up one hit in four scoreless innings as Philadelphia edged Boston at Clearwater, Fla. Right-hander Justin Haley allowed two hits in three scoreless innings for the Red Sox.
Blue Jays (ss) 13, Pirates 4
Devon Travis, Russell Martin, Roemon Fields, Curtis Granderson and Dwight Smith Jr. all homered as Toronto trounced Pittsburgh at Dunedin, Fla. Josh Bell and Ryan Lavarnway went deep for the Pirates.
Yankees 11, Mets 4
Billy McKinney hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and Trey Amburgey delivered a three-run blast in the ninth as the Yankees scored 10 runs over the final two innings to win at Port St. Lucie. Travis d'Arnaud homered for the Mets.
Blue Jays (ss) 6, Tigers 5
Max Pentecost lined the tiebreaking single in the top of the ninth inning as Toronto downed Detroit at Lakeland, Fla. Victor Martinez and Nicholas Castellanos homered for the Tigers.
--Field Level Media
