Associated Press
The baseball roundup …
DUNEDIN, Fla.ó Roy Halladay cruised through his first spring training start.
Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan had a much tougher time.
Halladay tossed two shutout innings but Ryan failed to get through the third in Toronto’s 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Ryan recorded just two outs, allowing two hits and four runs. He walked three and struck out none.
Derek Lowe worked two innings in his Braves debut, allowing one run and five hits. He struck out three and walked none.
Lowe went 14-11 with a 3.24 ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season and agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract with Atlanta in January.
Kelly Johnson gave the Braves a 2-1 lead with a two-run double. Matt Diaz doubled in a run and Brandon Jones had an RBI single.
Twins 7, Yankees 3
At Tampa, Fla., Francisco Liriano allowed three runs ó two earned ó and four hits over two innings in his first spring start for Minnesota.
Alex Rodriguez, who went 0-for-1 with a sacrifice fly for New York, is scheduled to meet with Major League Baseball officials on Sunday to discuss his admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03 while with Texas.
Phillies 12, Blue Jays 5
Ryan Howard whit his first home run of the spring, Burrell was cheered in his first game against Philadelphia and the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-5 Saturday in a rematch of last year’s World Series.
Royals 2, Padres 2, 10 innings
At Surprise, Ariz., Brian Bannister retired all six San Diego batters he faced in his spring training debut.
Brewers 5, Angels 3
At Phoenix, Milwaukee’s Braden Looper was scratched from his Cactus League debut after feeling tightness in his left oblique muscle near the end of his bullpen warmup.
Athletics 1, Indians 0
At Phoenix, Carl Pavano worked two perfect innings in his Cleveland debut.
Tigers 7, Mets 2
At Lakeland, Fla., Miguel Cabrera, Brandon Inge and Mike Hessman went deep for Detroit.
Orioles 4, Marlins 2
At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Baltimore’s Jeremy Guthrie tossed three shutout innings.
Cubs 13, White Sox 0
At Mesa, Ariz., Aaron Heilman pitched two scoreless innings and Brad Snyder hit a grand slam during the Cubs’ nine-run seventh.
Pirates 6, Astros 5
At Kissimmee, Fla., Brandon Moss, Craig Monroe, Jeff Salazar and Robinzon Diaz homered for Pittsburgh.
Rangers 6, D’backs 4
At Tucson, Ariz., Brandon McCarthy had an up-and-down outing in his first start for the Rangers, giving up two runs and two hits in two innings.
Dodgers 13, Rockies 5
At Tucson, Ariz., Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer as Los Angeles beat Colorado to drop the Rockies to 0-4.
Red Sox (ss) 14, Northeastern 0
At Fort Myers, Fla., Jed Lowrie hit a three-run triple, and Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis had RBI singles.