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Correa homers in Astros' win in spring training contests

March 21, 2019
Third base coach Gary Pettis No. 8 congratulates Carlos Correa No. 1 of the Houston Astros after he hit a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the sixth inning during a spring training game at The Fitteam Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Astros defeated the Yankees 2-1. — AFP
Third base coach Gary Pettis No. 8 congratulates Carlos Correa No. 1 of the Houston Astros after he hit a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the sixth inning during a spring training game at The Fitteam Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Astros defeated the Yankees 2-1. — AFP

NEW YORK — Carlos Correa hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and the Houston Astros went on to a 2-1 spring training victory over the New York Yankees at Kissimmee, Fla.

Astros starter Wade Miley gave up one run on three hits over 4 2/3 innings as five Astros pitchers held the Yankees to four hits on the day. Gary Sanchez drove in the only run for the Yankees on a double in the first inning.

Braves 8, Blue Jays 7

Andy Wilkins hit a home run and drove in two runs while Charlie Culberson and Ronald Acuna Jr. each also drove in two as Atlanta won at Dunedin, Fla. Kevin Pillar and Teoscar Hernandez each hit a home run for Toronto.

Tigers 3, Phillies 1

Josh Harrison hit a home run and Spencer Turnbull pitched five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts as Detroit won at Clearwater, Fla. Bryce Harper had a single and scored the only run for Philadelphia on an Odubel Herrera ground ball.

Marlins 6, Cardinals 0

Neil Walker hit a home run and Pablo Lopez gave up just two hits over six scoreless innings as Florida won at Jupiter, Fla. Drew Robinson had two of the three St. Louis hits.

Pirates 6, Twins 5

Colin Moran had a pair of RBI singles as Pittsburgh scored all six runs over the final two innings for the victory at Fort Myers, Fla. Jonathan Schoop hit a home run for Minnesota.

Reds 6, Rangers 1

Tanner Roark fired 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, striking out five, as Cincinnati downed Texas at Surprise, Ariz. Jose Iglesias has three hits and two RBIs for the Reds. Rangers starter Adrian Sampson yielded one run in five innings.

Diamondbacks 11, White Sox 2

Alex Avila hit a pair of three-run homers as Arizona demolished Chicago in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas and the White Sox's Ryan Goins also went deep.

Brewers 10, Padres 7

Ben Gamel, Manny Pina and Eric Thames homered for Milwaukee in a victory over San Diego at Peoria, Ariz. Manny Machado had his first homer in a Padres uniform, and Wil Myers also hit one out for San Diego.

Red Sox 6, Orioles 4

Rick Porcello threw five strong innings, yielding one run on four hits, as Boston beat Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla. Orioles starter Dylan Bundy also was effective, turning in 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball.

Indians (ss) 4, Angels 2

Carlos Carrasco fanned eight while tossing 5 2/3 innings and allowing two runs as Cleveland beat Los Angeles at Goodyear, Ariz. Jordan Luplow had a two-run homer and an RBI single for the Indians, and Brennon Lund hit a two-run triple for the Angels.

Royals 8, Rockies 7

Hunter Dozier and Frank Schwindel each knocked in three runs as Kansas City edged Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz. Nolan Arenado and Daniel Murphy each hit his third homer of the spring for the Rockies, who also got a long ball from Chris Iannetta.

Giants 13, Indians (ss) 0

Brandon Belt finished 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs as San Francisco blew out Cleveland at Scottsdale, Ariz. Indians starter Adam Plutko was pounded for nine runs on 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Dodgers 4, Cubs 4

Corey Seager homered in his spring training debut to help Los Angeles tie with Chicago at Mesa, Ariz. Seager had been recovering from elbow and hip surgeries. Cubs starter Cole Hamels surrendered four runs in six innings. — Reuters


March 21, 2019
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