Boston left-hander Chris Sale pitched five shutout innings on Saturday shortly after his rich contract extension was formally announced as the Red Sox rolled to a 12-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates at Fort Myers, Fla.
Sale, who received a five-year, $145 million deal, was sharp while striking out six in five innings. He gave up two hits and walked one before departing.
Jantzen Witte and Chris Madera drove in two runs for Boston, which collected 15 hits. Ke'Bryan Hayes slugged a three-run homer over the center field fence for the Pirates.
Cardinals 4, Nationals 4
Pitcher Miles Mikolas hit a two-run homer off fellow right-hander Stephen Strasburg to help visiting St. Louis tie Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla. Anthony Rendon and Matt Adams homered for Washington.
Tigers 8, Rays 7
Cameron Rupp lined the decisive two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Miguel Cabrera homered earlier as Detroit edged Tampa Bay at Lakeland, Fla. Tommy Pham and Ji-Man Choi smacked homers for the Rays.
Pirates (ss) 5, Phillies 3
Oneil Cruz hit a tiebreaking homer in the fifth inning, and Corey Dickerson slugged a two-run blast as host Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia at Bradenton, Fla. Phil Gosselin homered for the Phillies.
Mets 12, Braves 2
Amed Rosario went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and right-hander Jacob deGrom struck out five in three perfect innings as New York routed host Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla. Ronald Acuna Jr. and Andy Wilkins hit solo blasts for the Braves.
Blue Jays 7, Yankees 3
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 3-for-3 with a homer to help Toronto down host New York at Tampa, Fla. Gleyber Torres slugged a three-run homer for the Yankees.
White Sox 5, Dodgers 1
Eloy Jimenez went 3-for-3 with a homer and Yoan Moncada also went deep as visiting Chicago beat Los Angeles at Glendale, Ariz. Chris Taylor homered for the Dodgers.
Padres 11, Angels 4
Francisco Mejia drove in three runs and Wil Myers hit one of San Diego's four homers as the host Padres cruised past Los Angeles at Peoria, Ariz. Justin Bour and Dustin Garneau homered for Los Angeles.
Giants 3, Diamondbacks 2
Alen Hanson hit the tiebreaking solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning as San Francisco edged Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz. David Peralta homered for the Diamondbacks.
Indians 8, Reds 5
Kevin Plawecki went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs as Cleveland defeated host Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz. Jesse Winker and Jose Iglesias each homered twice for Cincinnati.
Royals (ss) 6, Brewers 4
Terrance Gore hit a tiebreaking two-run triple in the top of the ninth inning to give Kansas City the win over Milwaukee at Phoenix. Christian Yelich and Travis Shaw each hit two-run blasts for Milwaukee.
Brewers (ss) 7, Rangers 3
Ben Gamel hit a two-run homer to help Milwaukee defeat host Texas at Surprise, Ariz. Yohel Pozo had a two-run double for Texas.
Rockies 11, Cubs 6
Colorado racked up 17 hits, including eight for extra bases but no home runs, in a win over visiting Chicago in Scottsdale. Nolan Arenado went 3-for-3 with an RBI double. Javy Baez homered for the second straight day for the Cubs.
Twins 8, Orioles 7
Jason Castro and Max Kepler each homered as visiting Minnesota squeaked by Baltimore in Sarasota, Fla. Dwight Smith, Chris Davis, Renato Nunez and Rio Ruiz homered for the Orioles.
Astros 5, Marlins 0
Fresh off a new contract extension, Justin Verlander struck out nine while allowing two hits in four scoreless innings as visiting Houston shut out Miami in Jupiter, Fla. Jose Altuve homered for the Astros.
--Field Level Media