Spring roundup: Longoria helps Giants defeat Rangers
Offseason acquisition Evan Longoria hit his first home run of the spring and went 2-for-2 and scored three times as a San Francisco Giants' split squad notched at 9-4 victory over the Texas Rangers at Scottsdale, Ariz.
Longoria, formerly with the Tampa Bay Rays, hit an opposite-field solo blast off Texas right-hander Matt Bush in the fourth inning. Joe Panik, Gregor Blanco and Chris Shaw also hit homers for San Francisco.
Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-run homer for the Rangers.
Other results from Saturday's spring training games:
Dodgers 14, Diamondbacks 6
Matt Kemp and Justin Turner were among four Los Angeles players to homer as the Dodgers rolled past Arizona at Glendale, Ariz. Yasmany Tomas went 3-for-3 with an RBI for the Diamondbacks.
Yankees 5, Red Sox 3
Jeff Hendrix stroked the go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to lead New York past Boston at Fort Myers, Fla. Brock Holt, Sandy Leon and Steve Selsky all had run-scoring singles for the Red Sox.
Marlins 1, Mets 0
Justin Bour delivered a run-scoring single in the first inning as Miami blanked New York at Jupiter, Fla. That was the only hit allowed by Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who struck out four in three innings.
Nationals 8, Astros 1
Jose Marmolejos hit a two-run single and Kelvin Gutierrez had a two-run double during a seven-run fifth inning as Washington rolled past Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla. Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg allowed one run and three hits in two innings while Astros right-hander Justin Verlander struck out five and gave up two hits in three scoreless innings.
Orioles 4, Phillies (ss) 2
Kevin Gausman struck out five in three perfect innings and Anthony Santander hit a two-run homer as Baltimore defeated Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla. Andrew Pullin hit a sacrifice fly and Deivi Grullon had an RBI double for the Phillies.
Rays 7, Tigers 4
Adam Moore homered to help Tampa Bay defeat Detroit at Lakeland, Fla. Nicholas Castellanos and Victor Martinez each hit two-run blasts for the Tigers.
Braves 9, Cardinals 2
Christian Colon homered and drove in five runs to lead Atlanta past St. Louis at Kissimmee, Fla. Jose Martinez had a run-scoring double and Jedd Gyorko contributed an RBI single for the Cardinals.
Pirates 4, Phillies (ss) 3
Jose Osuna hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning as Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia at Bradenton, Fla. Andrew Knapp homered for the Phillies.
Blue Jays 13, Twins 8
Kevin Pillar, Yangervis Solarte and Russell Martin all homered as Toronto knocked off Minnesota at Dunedin, Fla. Taylor Featherston and Ryan LaMarre homered for the Twins.
Giants (ss) 13, Indians 4
Mac Williamson homered and had three RBIs and Eury Perez went 4-for-4 with two RBIs as San Francisco routed Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz. Giovanny Urshela and Edwin Encarnacion went deep for the Indians.
White Sox 9, Royals 5
Matt Davidson delivered the go-ahead two-run triple during a six-run sixth inning as Chicago rallied to defeat Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz. Salvador Perez had a run-scoring double for the Royals to increase his spring RBI count to six.
Padres 10, Athletics 4
Cory Spangenberg, Hunter Renfroe and Josh Naylor all homered as San Diego cruised past Arizona at Mesa, Ariz. Stephen Piscotty and Bruce Maxwell homered for the Athletics.
Cubs 7, Reds 4
Ali Solis hit a three-run homer and Mike Freeman went 3-for-3 with an RBI as Chicago defeated Cincinnati at Mesa, Ariz. Brandon Dixon and Aristides Aquino each hit two-run blasts for the Reds.
Brewers 6, Rockies 5
Brett Phillips stroked a tiebreaking, run-scoring double in the eighth inning as Milwaukee edged Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz. David Dahl, Trevor Story, Ryan McMahon and Anthony Bemboom all homered for the Rockies.
Mariners 4, Angels 2
Jean Segura hit a two-run homer to lead Seattle to a win over Los Angeles in Peoria, Ariz. The Mariners' Dee Gordon and the Angels' Matt Thaiss had two hits apiece.
--Field Level Media
