Associated Press
LAKELAND, Fla. ó Tom Glavine passed his final spring test Wednesday.
The left-hander tossed five innings in Atlanta’s 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers and will pitch in two minor league games before making his season debut for the Braves on April 18.
“He threw great,” manager Bobby Cox said. “That’s what he does. He’s at the top of his game and when the 18th rolls around, he’ll be ready to go.”
Glavine gave up three runs and seven hits, including Curtis Granderson’s two-run homer in the third inning. Glavine made only 13 starts a year ago for Atlanta, going 2-4 with a 5.54 ERA before his season was cut short by elbow injuries.
He went on the disabled list for the first time in his 22-year career, undergoing surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon and clean up his shoulder.
“I feel better than I did last week,” said Glavine, who leads all active pitchers with 305 wins. “I had some uncertainty about what was left but I feel a lot better now. I just made one mistake. I tried to throw it too hard on a fastball to Granderson and he homered. It happens.”
Chipper Jones and Casey Kotchman homered off Detroit’s Justin Verlander.
Padres 6, White Sox 1
PHOENIX ó Jake Peavy had a nearly perfect spring training.
He threw five more shutout innings in the San Diego Padres’ 6-1 win over the White Sox, and has not allowed a run in 14 innings in the Cactus League.