Yainer Diaz went 3-for-3 with six RBIs and the Houston Astros rang up nine runs in the bottom of the eighth to pile on the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 24-1 in a spring training game on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Diaz hit a two-run single in the first inning before blasting a grand slam in the second. Will Wagner added three RBIs and Corey Julks had a two-run shot in the seventh that made it 15-1 Houston.
Riley Greene mashed a three-run home run 410 feet to center and Jonathan Schoop added a solo shot for the Tigers. Francisco Mejia had a solo homer for the Rays.Jhony Brito tossed 5 1/3 perfect innings to help host New York beat Toronto in Tampa, Fla. Twins starter Sonny Gray threw three perfect innings with four strikeouts. Chris Sale gave up Jeffers' homer and four other hits over five innings, walking two and fanning three.Austin Riley and Eddie Rosario hit early solo home runs and Ozzie Albies had a two-run single as host Atlanta beat Pittsburgh in North Port, Fla.
Starling Marte went 3-for-3 with an RBI double and a run for the Mets. Justin Verlander started and gave up three runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out three over five frames. Rockies starter Austin Gomber allowed just one hit and one walk in five scoreless innings, tossing three strikeouts.
Joc Pederson added a solo shot for the Giants. Starter Alex Wood tossed 10 strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and three walks.
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