Red Sox 6, Twins 1

As left-handers Chris Sale and David Price and lights-out closer Craig Kimbrel go this season, so do the Red Sox.

Sure, there will 22 other players on the roster. But it's not a stretch to say the fortunes of those three pitchers could determine much of Boston's success this season.

The Red Sox got good news on all three Sunday.

The AL East champions had been bringing Sale and Price along slowly this spring in an effort to keep them healthy throughout the season.

Sale went 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA in 32 starts last year, finishing second in the Cy Young Award voting. He then struggled in the second half — his career trend — going 7-4 with a 4.09 ERA in 11 August and September starts.

Price was limited by an elbow injury to 11 starts, a career low in a full season, going 6-3 with a 3.38 ERA.

Sale exited his final spring start on Saturday after facing just four batters, when he was hit on the left hip by a line drive off the bat of Houston's J.D. Davis. Sale immediately crumpled to the ground, but walked off the field on his own power.

On Sunday, manager Alex Cora said Sale would be ready for opening day, on Thursday at the Tampa Bay Rays.

"He was here early," Cora said. "He was going to long toss today and then throw an aggressive bullpen (Monday) and be ready to roll on Thursday. He's looking forward to Thursday."

Mookie Betts hit a pair of home runs and walked, driving in three runs and scoring three for Boston. J.D. Martinez had three hits and an RBI for the Red Sox, while Andrew Benintendi homered for a fourth time.

Kimbrel had been away from the team for almost three weeks, back in Boston with his family while 4-month-old daughter Lydia Joy, who was born with heart ailments, underwent a second surgery.

Kimbrel returned to camp last week and made his Grapefruit League debut on Sunday, going one scoreless inning and allowing one hit.

"It was good to get back out there and throw my pitches up there to see how they were working," he said. "I wouldn't say I was as sharp as I will be. I had a little weak contact and strong contact out there. Curveball will come. The more I throw it the better it will get. Overall, I thought it was a good day."

Cora was happy with what he saw from his closer.

"He was good. The ball was cutting. I'm just happy he was out there competing," he said. "For everything that they're going through, for him to be out there and be on the big league field and pitching, that's good."

Mets 4, Marlins 3

Yoenis Cespedes hit his sixth spring homer, Jay Bruce also connected and Amed Rosario had two hits, including a two-run triple for New York. Steven Matz threw four shutout innings, striking out four and allowing two hits and a walk.

Rays 11, Yankees 1

Carlos Gomez hit one of Tampa Bay's six home runs and C.J. Cron had two hits.

Yankees first baseman Greg Bird is set to see a specialist in New York on Monday for inflammation in his right foot.