Diamondbacks 10, White Sox (ss) 9
In Tucson, Arizona, Tadahito Iguchi got his first major league hits, going 2-for-2 for the White Sox. Orlando Hernandez gave up six runs in three innings and fellow Cuban Jose Contreras followed and allowed two runs in 2 2-3 innings for Chicago.
Arizona starter Brandon Webb didn't fare much better in his two innings, giving up four runs, three hits and three walks.
Red Sox (ss) 17, Northeastern 0
Red Sox (ss) 11, Boston College 5
In Fort Myers, Florida, Tim Wakefield threw the first two innings of a seven-inning no-hitter against Northeastern on Friday, then staked his claim to a spot in Boston's rotation.
"I don't have any plans of stepping down or going to the bullpen when Wade Miller gets healthy," he said. "Everything [the Red Sox] have said publicly is they want me to [start], so we'll see what happens."
Mike Timlin pitched an inning for the win against Boston College.
Reds 4, Devil Rays 1
In Sarasota, Florida, Cincinnati's Austin Kearns hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Hideo Nomo. Nomo, who signed a minor-league contract after going 3-11 in 18 starts for Los Angeles in 2004, allowed two runs on four hits in two innings.
Blue Jays 5, Twins 2
In Fort Myers, Florida, Joe Mays threw two scoreless innings in his return from reconstructive right elbow surgery for the Twins. Closer Joe Nathan, who agreed before the game to a two-year contract extension with a club option for 2008, pitched two hitless innings.
White Sox (ss) 7, Rockies 5
In Tucson, Arizona, Aaron Miles hurt his knee when the Colorado second baseman was hit by Willie Harris on a take-out slide. Miles was diagnosed with a strained left knee and the team said his status was day to day. Freddy Garcia started and threw three innings for the White Sox, allowing four hits and two runs.
Cubs 8, Giants 3
In Mesa, Arizona, Nomar Garciaparra hit a two-run homer and Kerry Wood pitched two scoreless innings in his spring training debut, leading the Cubs.
Brewers (ss) 8, Mariners 1
In Phoenix, Seattle's Joel Pineiro gave up two runs and two hits over two innings of his first outing since straining his right elbow July 25. Geoff Jenkins doubled twice and scored a run, and first baseman Lyle Overbay drove in two runs for the Brewers.
Brewers (ss) 12, Athletics 8
At Phoenix, Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer off A's starter Dan Meyer and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs. It was Lee's first appearance since the Brewers acquired him in an offseason deal with the Chicago White Sox.
Eric Byrnes hit a two-run homer in his spring debut for the A's.
Rangers 17, Royals 13
In Surprise, Arizona, Chan Ho Park gave up three runs and five hits in two innings for Texas. Park is trying to rebound from an injury-plagued season in which he went 4-7 with a 5.46 ERA in 16 starts in 2004.
Jose Lima didn't fare well in his debut with the Royals, giving up seven runs on eight hits in two innings.
Angels 6, Padres 4
In Peoria, Arizona, Paul Byrd, a free-agent right-hander from Atlanta who missed two months last year after having reconstructive elbow surgery, threw two scoreless innings. Francisco Rodriguez, the Angels' new closer, didn't give up a run in one inning of work.
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