Associated Press
The baseball roundup …
PHOENIX ó The Milwaukee Brewers found out Zack Greinke may miss opening day because of rib injury and later got into a bench-clearing skirmish Tuesday with the Dodgers during a 7-1 loss to Los Angeles.
Greinke is likely to begin the season on the disabled list after breaking a right rib while playing pickup basketball in the offseason. The 2009 AL Cy Young winner is expected to be out two to four weeks.
The Brewers and Dodgers tangled after Los Angeles pitcher Roman Colon punctuated a strikeout with a fist pump. There were no punches and no ejections.
Colon celebrated after striking out Milwaukee’s Casey McGehee with the bases loaded to end the sixth inning. McGehee and Colon both left the game after the scrum and they spoke more calmly on their way to the clubhouses down the right-field line.
Pirates 5, Twins 2
FORT MYERS, Fla. ó Minnesota Twins star Justin Morneau hit a three-run double in a spring training “B” game, the first time he’s played since a concussion sidelined him last July.
Nationals 4, Mets (ss) 3, 10 innings
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. ó All-Star outfielder Carlos Beltran is out again for the New York Mets because of knee trouble, expected to miss four to five days because of tendinitis.
Red Sox (ss) 3, Astros (ss) 2
FORT MYERS, Fla. ó Josh Beckett was solid for 3 2-3 innings in his first start since getting hit in the head by a line drive and the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-2 in a split-squad game.
Phillies 4, Orioles 3
CLEARWATER, Fla. ó Cole Hamels worked the kinks out of his delivery and set down the last 11 batters he faced, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles.
Yankees 5, Braves 4
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. ó Freddy Garcia tossed three scoreless innings to help the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves.
Rays 3, Blue Jays 2, 10 innings
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. ó James Shields gave up a home run on his second pitch of the game and later got pulled by a “guest” manager ó Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris ó as the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays.
Red Sox (ss) 8, Cardinals 7
JUPITER, Fla.ó Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and a split squad of Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals.
Marlins 9, Tigers 5
LAKELAND, Fla. ó Max Scherzer got knocked around in the Detroit Tigers’ loss to the Florida Marlins, recording just seven outs.
Astros (ss) 5, Mets (ss) 4
KISSIMMEE, Fla. ó Hunter Pence and Carlos Lee had RBI hits during a three-run first inning against Oliver Perez and the Houston Astros beat the New York in a split-squad game.
Reds 5, Royals 2
SURPRISE, Ariz. ó Dontrelle Willis pitched two perfect innings, Drew Stubbs hit a three-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas City Royals.
Diamondbacks 16, Indians 5
GOODYEAR, Ariz. ó Kelly Johnson had three hits and scored twice while wearing a teammate’s borrowed uniform, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Cleveland Indians.
Athletics 6, Padres
PHOENIX ó Trevor Cahill gave up one hit in four innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Diego Padres.
Mariners 1, Giants 0
PEORIA, Ariz. ó Jason Vargas pitched three innings in his first spring training start and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Francisco Giants.