Spring training roundup: Blue Jays thwack Yankees with homers

George Springer belted a grand slam in the fourth inning to highlight his three-hit performance, fueling the Toronto Blue Jays to an 11-0 romp over a New York Yankees split squad on Thursday in Dunedin, Fla.

Daulton Varsho launched a solo homer in the first inning and joined Springer with three of the Blue Jays' 14 hits.

Andres Gimenez added a two-run shot in the fifth and Cody Ponce allowed just one hit and struck out five in 5 2/3 innings.

Amed Rosario collected two of the three hits for the Yankees.

Yankees (ss) 5, Orioles 4

Garrett Martin belted a solo homer in the ninth inning and Roderick Arias scored on a game-ending sacrifice fly as a New York split squad rallied past Baltimore in Tampa, Fla.

Giancarlo Stanton launched a solo homer and added a sacrifice fly for the Yankees.

Coby Mayo hit a two-run homer, RJ Austin ripped an RBI double and Adley Rutschman had a run-scoring single for the Orioles.

Phillies 8, Rays 2

Otto Kemp launched a three-run shot as Philadelphia slugged three homers en route to cruising past Tampa Bay in Clearwater, Fla.

Bryson Stott belted a two-run shot for his third homer of the spring, and Adolis Garcia also went deep for the Phillies.

Ryan Vilade and Alfonzo Martinez each hit a solo homer in the fifth inning for the Rays.

Cardinals 5, Nationals 1

Dakota Harris had a two-run single in the third inning and scored on Trey Paige's two-run homer in the eighth, propelling St. Louis past Washington in Jupiter, Fla.

Nelson Velazquez had an RBI single in the first inning and joined Alec Burleson in recording two of the Cardinals' 10 hits.

Brady House had two hits and Luis Garcia Jr. scored on a groundout in the second inning for the Nationals.

--Field Level Media