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    Saturday, May 04, 2024

    Spring training baseball

    Red Sox (ss) 5, Twins 0

    Boston starter Felix Doubront limited Minnesota to two hits in four innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a two-run homer in the fourth in the second of the Red Sox's two split-squad games Friday, a 5-0 night victory over the Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla.

    Doubront had four strikeouts and walked one.

    Twins right-hander Liam Hendriks gave up three runs on five hits in four innings.

    The Red Sox opened the scoring in the first when Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a double, took second on Jonny Gomes' infield single and scored when Dustin Pedroia grounded into a double play.

    After Saltalamacchia hit his first home run of the spring to make it 3-0 in the fourth, Boston added two runs in the eighth off Brian Duensing. Shannon Wilkerson led off with a bunt single, advanced on Daniel Nava's single to center and scored on Heiker Meneses' double. Daniel Butler drove in Nava with a sacrifice fly.

    Red Sox (ss) 3, Orioles 3, tie

    Ryan Flaherty's two-run home run in the 10th inning earned Baltimore a tie with a Boston split squad at Sarasota, Fla.

    The Red Sox scored two runs in the top of the 10th on a home run by Juan Carlos Linares and an RBI single by Ronald Bermudez.

    In the bottom of the 10th, Russ Canzler singled with two outs, and Flaherty, who already has a game-winning home run this spring, hit a two-run homer.

    Clayton Mortensen, vying for a spot on the Red Sox staff, allowed two hits in three innings.

    "It was good to get out there and stretch myself. My particular role this year could involve many things, possibly a spot start in the future. It was good to get out there and do well," Mortensen said.

    Mets 5, Braves 2

    Lucas Duda homered and Jeremy Hefner struck out the last six batters he faced in a five-inning stint to help New York beat Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla.

    Hefner, bidding for a spot in the Mets' rotation, gave up home runs to Juan Francisco and Freddie Freeman before finishing strong. Hefner allowed five hits, struck out seven and walked one.

    Braves starter Tim Hudson gave up five hits and two runs over six innings after allowing nine hits and six runs in his previous start.

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