
March 3rd "Short Stops" Around the League
by
Joe Hamrahi
on Sun 04 Mar 2007 03:14 AM EST
Greg Dobbs collected 4 hits and 4 RBI, and Michael Bourn added 3 hits and 2 RBI to lead the Phillies to a 12-9 win over the Red Sox. Jonathan Papelbon pitched 2 scoreless innings for Boston, striking out 4.
Mike Rose went 3-for-3 with 3 runs scored and David Dellucci drove in 3 as the Indians trounced the Tigers, 11-2.
Johnny Gomes hit 2 home runs and drove in 3 to get Scott Kazmir (1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 HR, 3 R) off the hook and help the Devil Rays to a 5-4 rain shortened victory over the Blue Jays.
Jorge Posada homered and the Yankees scored 3 times in the 8th inning to come from behind and beat the Pirates, 5-4.
Gavin Floyd allowed just one run on 2 hits and 2 walks in 3 innings, and Jermaine Dye hit his first home run of the spring as the White Sox nipped the Diamondbacks, 6-5.
Michael Barrett doubled and homered for the Cubs while Nick Swisher drove in 2 for the Athletics as Chicago and Oakland played to a 5-5, 10 inning tie.
Termel Sledge homered for the lone run of the game to lead the Padres to a 1-0 shutout of the Mariners.
Sammy Sosa picked up his first hit as a member of the Rangers, and Hank Blalock added 2 hits and an RBI as Texas defeated Kansas City, 8-5. Odalis Perez gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in just 1 1/3 innings.
Carlos Lee had 2 hits and drove in 2 runs, and Jason Jennings pitched 2 scoreless innings in his Houston debut as the Astros downed the Braves, 6-1.
Josh Hamilton, Jeff Keppinger, and Paul Janish all picked up 3 hits in the Reds 14-1 thrashing of Boof Bonser and the Twins.
Kip Wells pitched 2 scoreless innings starting for the Cardinals, and John Rodriguez contributed 2 hits as St. Louis knocked off Florida, 8-1.
Nick Markakis had 3 hits, and Jay Payton had 2 hits and 2 RBI to lead the Orioles past the Nationals, 7-2. John Patterson allowed one run on 3 hits in 2 innings of work for Washington.
Andy LaRoche had 2 hits, and Larry Bigbie drove in 2 runs as the Dodgers rallied for 4 in the 9th inning to outscore the Mets, 5-2. Mike Pelfrey started and pitched 2 scoreless innings for New York.
Brandon Wood went 2-for-2 with 2 runs scored, and Ben Johnson drove in 2 runs with a pinch-hit triple to help the Angels slip by the Rockies, 9-8. Luis Salazar went 2-for-2 with a homer and 3 RBI for Colorado in defeat.
Jason Ellison and Todd Linden combined to go 5-for-7 with 6 RBI as the Giants beat the Brewers in another high scoring affair, 12-8. Matt Morris gave up 7 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in just 1 2/3 innings.