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Spring training roundup: Tyler Tolve's homer lifts Braves over PhilliesReliever JR Ritchie pitched a shutout over the final four innings and Tyler Tolve homered in the ninth as visiting Atlanta improved to an MLB-best 15-5 this spring with a 1-0 victory Sunday afternoon over Philadelphia in Clearwater, Fla.,Ritchie (1-1) permitted no hits and struck out six. He walked ...

Spring training roundup: Tyler Tolve's homer lifts Braves over Phillies 1-0Reliever JR Ritchie pitched a shutout over the final four innings and Tyler Tolve homered in the ninth as visiting Atlanta improved to an MLB-best 15-5 this spring with a 1-0 victory Sunday afternoon over Philadelphia in Clearwater, Fla.,Ritchie (1-1) permitted no hits and struck out six. He walked ...

Spring training roundup: Tatsuya Imai, Astros shut down MarlinsTatsuya Imai threw three perfect innings, Jose Altuve hit his first home run of spring training and the Houston Astros defeated the host Miami Marlins 4-1 on Wednesday in Jupiter, Fla.,Imai, the Japanese ace who signed a three-year, $54 million contract with the Astros this winter, stuck out four an...

Spring training roundup: Jorge Polanco, Francisco Alvarez go deep for Mets

Jorge Polanco and Francisco Alvarez cracked their first homers of the spring to spark the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday afternoon in Port St. Lucie, Fla.,Alvarez (2-for-3, two RBIs), Polanco (2-for-2) and Brett Baty (2-for-3, two RBIs) paced the Mets...

Spring training roundup: Andrew McCutchen drives in key run in Rangers' debut

Former National League MVP Andrew McCutchen made his spring training debut with the Rangers and doubled home a run in the fifth inning as Texas defeated San Diego, 4-1, on Monday in Peoria, Ariz.,McCutchen, 39, signed a minor league deal with the Rangers on March 5. He began his career with the Pitt...

Spring training roundup: Cards prospect JJ Wetherholt fuels win

Top St. Louis prospect JJ Wetherholt smashed a game-winning home run to lead the Cardinals to a 7-2 defeat of the Baltimore Orioles Monday in spring-training action in Jupiter, Fla.,Wetherholt, who is the No. 5 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, hit his second spring homer to br...

Spring training roundup: Leo De Vries goes deep twice to lead A's past Dodgers

Top prospect Leo De Vries homered twice, including a grand slam, to lift the Athletics' split squad to an 11-7 spring training victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Mesa, Ariz.,De Vries, a 19-year-old switch-hitting shortstop, also delivered a two-run home run in the fourth for the Athle...

Spring training roundup: Twins win on Gabriel Gonzalez's walk-off sac fly

Gabriel Gonzalez, Minnesota's seventh-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, came through with a walk-off sacrifice fly to help the Twins rally for a 7-6 spring-training win over the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday in Fort Myers, Fla.,Ryan Kreidler delivered a game-tying solo home run in the seventh, and Ko...