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Baltimore Orioles’ Zach Britton pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Sarasota, Fla. AP NEWSWIRE
Baltimore Orioles’ Zach Britton pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Sarasota, Fla. AP NEWSWIRE
SCOTTSDALE, Ari. (AP) — Colorado starting catcher Tom Murphy will miss four to six weeks with a hairline fracture in his right forearm.

Manager Bud Black said Murphy broke his arm Saturday in a game against the Cubs when he was hit by Anthony Rizzo’s bat while throwing to second base on a steal attempt.

Murphy is in a splint but won’t need surgery, Black said.

Murphy joins a long list of Rockies sidelined during spring training. First baseman Ian Desmond is set for surgery on his broken left hand this week and will miss several weeks. Right-hander Chad Bettis is undergoing chemotherapy and is out indefinitely after discovering a recurrence of his testicular cancer during a routine follow-up. Left-hander Chris Rusin has an oblique injury and outfielder David Dahl has injured ribs.

With Murphy out, the Rockies will turn to Tony Wolters and Dustin Garneau at catcher, although Black said he’d consider other options.

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METS 2, ASTROS 1

Yoenis Cespedes hit his fifth homer and Jacob deGrom struck out six in four innings, allowing a run on three hits and a walk.

Houston’s Brain McCann hit a solo home run and starter Lance McCullers struck out six in three innings, allowing two runs on four hits.

RAYS (ss) 10, YANKEES 6

Gary Sanchez hit his fourth spring homer and Yankees prospect Gleyber Torres homered and drove in three runs. Starter Luis Severino struck out four in three innings, giving up a run on two hits and a walk.

Rays starter Jake Odorizzi allowed three runs on five hits and two walks over 3 2/3 innings. Rickie Weeks Jr. homered and doubled.

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RAYS (ss) 9, ORIOLES 6

Corey Dickerson went 4 for 4 and Steven Souza Jr. had three hits and three RBIs. Tampa Bay starter Blake Snell walked five in 2 2/3 innings.

Baltimore closer Zach Britton gave up two runs on four hits in one inning. Starter Wade Miley allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk in three innings. Joey Rickard and Chris Dickerson each homered.

RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 4

Mitch Moreland hit a two-run double for Boston. Starter Drew Pomeranz gave up two runs on two hits over two innings.

Melvin Upton Jr. hit his first spring homer for Toronto.

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GIANTS 6, INDIANS 5

The Giants jumped all over Josh Tomlin in the first inning, reaching him for five runs on five hits, including two-run homers from Jarrett Parker and Justin Ruggiano. Tomlin got through three innings and allowed six runs on eight hits.

Bradley Zimmer kept up his solid spring for Cleveland with a two-run double. Later, his strong throw from short right field denied Jae-gyun Hwang a double.

The Indians said pitcher Carlos Carrasco had an MRI and would skip a start. He’s coming back from a broken hand that ended his season last year and, a day after getting hit hard, the team wants to slow him down a bit.

ROYALS 8, ANGELS 4

Ian Kennedy struck out five in 3 1/3 scoreless innings for the Royals. Peter O’Brien connected for his fifth home run.

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Angels starter Matt Shoemaker retired his first nine batters and worked four innings of one-hit ball. C.J. Cron hit two doubles and a triple and is batting .457.

BREWERS 7, CUBS 7, 9 INNINGS

Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras each hit their third home run of the spring and Chris Dominguez led off the ninth with a game-tying homer.

Brewers catcher Rene Garcia threw out three runners in the first four innings. Starter Zach Davies was knocked around for six runs in three innings. Eric Thames hit his first Brewers home run and went 2 for 3.

DIAMONDBACKS 12, RANGERS 0

Patrick Corbin struck out five in five scoreless innings for Arizona. Chris Iannetta hit his first home run.

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Rangers starter Chi Chi Gonzalez allowed eight hits and seven earned runs in 2 2/3 innings.

MARINERS 7, WHITE SOX 6

White Sox starter Lucas Giolito recorded just two outs and gave up four runs on four hits and two walks. Kyle Seager had an RBI single and Mike Zunino drew a bases-loaded walk in the burst.

Tyler Smith hit an three-run homer and RBI double for Seattle.

James Paxton was strong again for the Mariners, allowing one run and three hits in four innings.

DODGERS 6, REDS 5

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Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run shot for the Dodgers over the Reds bullpen in right to start a six-run fourth. Logan Forsythe added a two-run double in the inning.

Rich Hill started for the Dodgers and threw 3 2/3 innings, allowing one run.

Reds starter Tim Adleman was roughed up for five runs in 3 1/3 innings.


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