Thursday, March 08, 2007
Spring Training- Day 8
Braves 4 Tigers 4Orioles 2 Marlins 2
-Dontrelle Willis pitched three scoreless innings with three strikeouts and allowed only one hit in his start for the Marlins
-Erik Bedard pitched three scoreless innings, allowing only one hit and striking out four. He has now pitched six scoreless innings this spring
Indians 10 D-Rays 2
-Carl Crawford stole two bases; he now has four this spring
Mets 5 Red Sox 9
-Red Sox backup SS Ed Rogers hit a walk-off grand slam against Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos in the 9th
Pirates 5 Twins 2
Cardinals 11 Dodgers 1
-Cardinals OF Skip Schumaker went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two home runs
-Braden Looper made his 2nd start of the spring, and pitched 3.1 scoreless innings.
Blue Jays 3 Phillies 6
Nationals 2 Astros 5
Diamond Backs 8 Rangers 9
Royals 10 White Sox 5
Brewers 8 Rockies 2
Athletics 8 Cubs 9
-Alfonso Soriano hit his first homer of the spring to lead off the game for the Cubs
Padres 4 Angels 6
Giants 15 Brewers 6
-Rich Aurilia, who will be competing with Lance Niekro for the Giants starting 1B job, went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and a home run
-Niekro went 3-for-6 with an RBI, two runs, and a triple
Giants 5 Mariners 4
Dodgers 10 Marlins 0
Reds 1 Yankees 1
-Andy Pettitte pitched three scoreless innings, striking out two, walking two, and allowing three hits
Other Notes
-Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Hampton injured his left side swinging a bat, and will be sidelined through at least the end of April
-Athletics CF Mark Kotsay opted to undergo back surgery, and will not be able to play for 2 to 3 months

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