Bobby Dalbec hit a two-run homer in a four-run first inning as the Boston Red Sox opened Grapefruit League play with a 14-1 rout of the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla.
Elih Marrero added a three-run double for Boston in the eighth inning, and Nick Sogard’s two-run double capped that six-run frame. Jeter Downs earlier stole home as part of a double steal.
The Twins managed just two hits off eight Red Sox pitchers, with Minnesota’s lone run coming on a Miguel Sano bases-loaded walk in the third inning.
White Sox (ss) 5, Cubs (ss) 2
Andrew Vaughn, Zach Remillard and Yoelqui Cespedes homered for a Chicago White Sox split squad that topped a Chicago Cubs split squad in a seven-inning game at Phoenix. Kevin Made and Delvin Zinn hit RBI singles for the Cubs.
White Sox (ss) 4, Cubs (ss) 3
Homers from Micker Adolfo and Bryan Ramos led a Chicago White Sox split squad past a Chicago Cubs split squad in a seven-inning game at Mesa, Ariz. John Hicks hit a solo home run and a two-run double for the Cubs.
Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 3
Bret Boswell and Willie MacIver went deep for Colorado in a win over Arizona at Scottdale, Ariz. Dominic Canzone and Andy Yerzy socked homers for the Diamondbacks.
–Field Level Media
