SPENCE Jones batted 3-for-3 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run amid a seven-run third, as the New York Yankees demolished the host Philadelphia Phillies 12-3 in spring-training action Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in Clearwater, Florida.
Jones, a top prospect in the Yankees’ system, had a run-scoring double in the second after fellow prospect George Lombard Jr. got New York on the board with a single. Paul Goldschmidt wrapped the Yankees’ big third inning with a two-run blast, and Jasson Dominguez also went deep.
Lombard, Dominguez, Oswaldo Cabrera and Pablo Reyes each finished with two of New York’s 15 hits. Starter Will Warren (2-0) struck out four in three innings with one run on one hit and one walk.
Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (0-1) was shelled for eight hits and six runs (five earned) in two-plus innings. Max Kepler hit a solo home run for the hosts.
In other games, it was the Red Sox 1, Pirates 4; Rays 4, Tigers 1; Twins 0, Braves 0; Cardinals (ss) 6, Mets 1; Cardinals (ss) 6, Nationals 4; Guardians 8, Angels 1; Athletics 6, Rangers 3; Cubs 16, Padres 1; Rockies 9, Reds (ss) 5; Padres 1, Giants 1; and Dodgers 4, Reds (ss) 2.
Red Sox 12, Pirates 4
Nate Eaton’s grand slam broke the game open in the fifth and visiting Boston cruised to victory over Pittsburgh in Bradenton, Fla.
Abraham Toro hit a three-run triple and Trayce Thompson added a two-run homer to help the Red Sox build a 6-0 lead. Nick Sogard went 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs, and starter Quinn Priester (1-0) yielded one run on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts over 2 2/3 innings.
Ji Hwan Bae finished 3-for-3 with a solo shot and two runs, and Tsung-Che Cheng also homered for the Pirates. Starter Andrew Heaney (0-1) was tagged for four runs on two hits and three walks in the first 1 2/3 frames.
Rays 4, Tigers 1
Nine-hole hitter Matthew Etzel hit a go-ahead two-run double and added a solo homer for Tampa Bay to beat visiting Detroit in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Eloy Jimenez had a solo shot to provide the Rays’ other run. The win went to reliever Alex Faedo (1-1) for a spotless fifth inning as seven pitchers limited the Tigers to five hits.
Ryan Kreidler plated Colt Keith on a sacrifice fly to put the Tigers on the board before reliever Dietrich Enns (0-1) gave up Etzel’s go-ahead double in the next inning.
